Crime Rates at Waverley Road, Southsea, PO5 2PJ

Waverley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 16th highest crime rate of 588 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 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 635.0 per 1,000 residents and was 654.3% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 450.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (PO5 2PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 191 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waverley Road (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.