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PO5 2

7,628 people · median £258,250 · Portsmouth

More affordable than mostFast broadband
Portsmouth Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled   22/42 seats · 52% · OCD 2026
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How safe is it? This postcode sector

Crime runs at 23.9 per 1,000 residents a month — above the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

76127178229Jun 2025May 2026182
Monthly recorded crimes within this postcode sector
Per 1,000 / month23.9
Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this postcode sector

Violence and sexual offences
615
Anti-social behaviour
253
Shoplifting
233
Public order
110
Criminal damage and arson
97
Other theft
92
Recorded crimes by category within this postcode sector, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or nearCrimes
Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk
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