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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PO6: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PO6 recorded 404 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.26 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 38.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 20.2% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring72.77 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment404 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 20.2% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

404
trending_up +5.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

72.77per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,259

Within PO6 district

Portsmouth

55,652

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Spur Road Map
total: 26 Shoplifting: 22 Violence and sexual offences: 3
26
Fourth Avenue Map
total: 20 Violence and sexual offences: 14 Public order: 5
20
Shopping Area Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4
16
Bourne Road Map
total: 14 Shoplifting: 14
14
Cavell Drive Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2
12
Chatsworth Avenue Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Burglary: 2
8
Parking Area Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Service Road Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 2
7
Dryden Avenue Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Shoplifting: 3
7
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Bicycle theft: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
404 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
155
38.4%
Shoplifting
63
15.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
38
9.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
37
9.2%
Public Order
36
8.9%
Other Theft
20
5.0%
Burglary
19
4.7%
Vehicle Crime
9
2.2%
Other Crime
7
1.7%
Drug Offences
5
1.2%
Weapons Possession
4
1.0%
Robbery
4
1.0%
Bicycle Theft
4
1.0%
Theft from Person
3
0.7%

Crime Analysis: PO6

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PO6 (38.4%). Shoplifting (15.6%) and Anti-social Behaviour (9.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PO6 has risen sharply — by 20.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PO6 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_up +5.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +20.2%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.7%

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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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