Crime Rates at Napier Road, Southsea, PO5 2RD

Napier Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 239th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Napier Road (PO5 2RD) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -82.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -82.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Napier Road (PO5 2RD), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.