Crime Rates at Osborne Road, Southsea, PO5 3LX

Osborne Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 222nd 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 3LX) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (PO5 3LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Street, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.