Portchester vs Wight Rural East

Portchester has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 805 crimes in the last 12 months. Wight Rural East has a safety score of 35/100 (Below Average) with 596 crimes. Wight Rural East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Portchester shows a year-on-year crime trend of -13.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wight Rural East shows -14.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Portchester, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (366 incidents). In Wight Rural East, it is Violent Crime (249 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Portchester recorded 116 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wight Rural East recorded 64. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Portchester totalled 366 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 249 in Wight Rural East. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Portchester recorded 929 crimes (now 805, a change of -13.4%). Wight Rural East recorded 697 crimes previously (now 596, -14.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Portchester has a resolution rate of 20.7% and Wight Rural East has 50%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Portchester falls within the Hampshire Constabulary boundary. Wight Rural East is covered by Hampshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Portchester and Wight Rural East. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.