Crime Rates at Florence Road, Southsea, PO5 2NX

Florence Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 145th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Florence Road (PO5 2NX) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 102.2% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Florence Road (PO5 2NX), the main crime hotspot is near Beach Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.