Total Crime Rate

163.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 108.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portsmouth Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horndean Catherington , and the 26th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in East Hampshire .

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 Portsmouth Road (PO8 9LH) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 402.1% higher than the Horndean Catherington average (32.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portsmouth Road (PO8 9LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cunningham Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portsmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nelson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jodrell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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