Crime Rates at Somers Road, Southsea, PO5 4LY

Somers Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 171st highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somers Road (PO5 4LY) in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Charles Dickens average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somers Road (PO5 4LY), the main crime hotspot is near Plymouth Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.