Crime Rates at Osborne Road, Southsea, PO5 3LT

Osborne Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 51st highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Road (PO5 3LT) in the last 12 months was 335.8 per 1,000 residents and was 298.9% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 219.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (PO5 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmerston Road (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.