Total Crime Rate

515.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

325.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 515.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 325.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 255.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.0 10/10
  • Public order 45.0 10/10
  • Drugs 30.0 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waverley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 27th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waverley Road (PO5 2PF) in the last 12 months was 515.0 per 1,000 residents and was 503.2% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 325.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (PO5 2PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waverley Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Wish Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Onslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncan Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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