This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.12 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.12 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Portsmouth
Crime trends · Portsmouth
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
615
YoY stable
ASB
164
YoY +12%
Vehicle Crime
102
YoY +67%
Burglary
30
YoY -27%
Criminal damage
78
YoY -16%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Possession Of Weapons
26
YoY +30%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · possession of weapons up sharply · vehicle crime rising
1,563
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Portsmouth
Ethnicity
Total residents: 208,013
White Brit.77.7%
Other White6.8%
African2.6%
Bangladeshi2.3%
Other Asian1.8%
+ 3 other groups · 8.8%
Religion
Total residents: 208,025
No religion47.1%
Christian39.4%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim4.9%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 208,076
35–4919.0%
50–6417.6%
25–3415.1%
20–249.6%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Total households: 86,134
Other19.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.5%
Any member 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
