Crime Rates at Wish Place, Southsea, PO5 2SA

Wish Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 11th 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 Wish Place (PO5 2SA) in the last 12 months was 767.2 per 1,000 residents and was 798.6% 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 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 426.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wish Place (PO5 2SA), 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.