Crime Rates at Meriden Road, Southsea, PO5 4AP

Meriden Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 187th highest crime rate of 588 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 Meriden Road (PO5 4AP) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meriden Road (PO5 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guildhall Walk, where police recorded 273 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (140 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.