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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PO2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PO2 recorded 381 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.74 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 1.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring68.28 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment381 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 1.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

381
trending_down -4.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

68.28per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,045

Within PO2 district

Portsmouth

66,327

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Beaulieu Road Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 13
13
Flying Bull Close Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Shoplifting: 3
11
Supermarket Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 8 Public order: 1
11
Parking Area Map
total: 11 Public order: 4 Shoplifting: 3
11
Oriel Road Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 4
10
Heathfield Road Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Drugs: 2
10
St Marks Road Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Burglary: 1
8
Supermarket Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Parking Area Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other theft: 2
8
Fawley Road Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
381 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
131
34.4%
Shoplifting
51
13.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
40
10.5%
Vehicle Crime
40
10.5%
Public Order
35
9.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
27
7.1%
Other Theft
16
4.2%
Drug Offences
14
3.7%
Other Crime
10
2.6%
Burglary
7
1.8%
Weapons Possession
5
1.3%
Robbery
3
0.8%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.3%
Theft from Person
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: PO2

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in PO2 at 34.4%. Shoplifting (13.4%) and Anti-social Behaviour (10.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PO2 has risen slightly — by 1.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PO2 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -4.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +1.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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