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Crime in Portsmouth by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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8,538crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Draytonlowest rate43.6 per 1,000 a year
121.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Tipner (-11%), North End (-9%) and Copnor (-5%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Anchorage ParkPO3 · 1,615 residents 287.3▲ 10%violence
2Port SolentPO6 · 3,134 residents 279.5▲ 30%violence
3Old PortsmouthPO1 · 12,323 residents 257.7▲ 19%violence
4PortseaPO1 · 16,219 residents 255.5▲ 14%violence
5Somers TownPO5 · 33,539 residents 231.5▲ 11%violence
6SouthseaPO5 · 29,704 residents 213.8▲ 14%violence
7WymeringPO6 · 11,104 residents 187.7▲ 4%violence
8FrattonPO1 · 27,517 residents 176.6▲ 9%violence
9CoshamPO6 · 12,794 residents 169.8▼ 1%violence
10PortsmouthPO1 · 125,996 residents 165.1▲ 11%violence
11StamshawPO2 · 18,360 residents 137.7▼ 5%violence
12BucklandPO2 · 33,654 residents 129.1▼ 1%violence
13PaulsgrovePO6 · 12,387 residents 121.1▲ 15%violence
14HilseaPO2 · 12,202 residents 114.4▲ 2%violence
15MiltonPO4 · 22,853 residents 103.8▲ 11%violence
16PurbrookPO7 · 30,192 residents 103.3▲ 19%violence
17North EndPO2 · 30,174 residents 99.3▼ 9%violence
18EastneyPO4 · 10,716 residents 96.3▲ 8%violence
19PortchesterPO16 · 27,660 residents 93▲ 22%violence
20WaterloovillePO7 · 48,696 residents 91.6▲ 19%violence
21TipnerPO2 · 10,220 residents 88.8▼ 11%violence
22BaffinsPO3 · 15,345 residents 77.2▼ 4%violence
23CopnorPO3 · 23,208 residents 64.5▼ 5%violence
24FarlingtonPO6 · 5,065 residents 58.4▲ 16%violence
25DraytonPO6 · 10,543 residents 43.6▼ 3%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Portsmouth have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Drayton, Farlington, Copnor, Baffins and Tipner.

Which areas of Portsmouth have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Anchorage Park, Port Solent, Old Portsmouth, Portsea and Somers Town.

Is crime going up or down in Portsmouth?

Across Portsmouth, 8,538 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.