Crap Towns / Portsmouth / Crime

How much crime is there in Portsmouth?

The police recorded 110 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Portsmouth from September 2023 to August 2026, 44% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 50.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 109, the same as in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	109	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	113	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	109	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	50.1	34.1
Shoplifting	12.9	7.1
Public order	10.7	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	8.2	7.0
Other theft	7.2	5.4
Vehicle crime	5.8	3.8
Drugs	4.5	2.4
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Possession of weapons	1.9	0.8
Other crime	1.8	2.0
Bicycle theft	1.8	0.5
Robbery	1.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.9	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Havant	7.3 km	112
Portsmouth	–	110
Ryde	12.7 km	88.2
Gosport	6.0 km	82.9
Fareham	9.2 km	69.9
Waterlooville	6.9 km	65.6
South Hayling	7.9 km	61.4
Emsworth	10.0 km	52.7
Horndean	10.7 km	46.2
Lee-on-the-Solent	9.9 km	33.3
Denmead	8.9 km	27.4
The typical town	–	76.2