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Where to stay in Portsmouth

Every area rated for day and night, with the reasoning and the sources behind each rating.

🟢 Official crime data · Hampshire Constabulary, data.police.uk Day and night here are split by offence type, not by clock time: the police feed records no time of day, so “by day” weights shoplifting, theft and burglary and “at night” weights violence, robbery and anti-social behaviour. An area with a busy high street and quiet evenings can therefore read worse by day, and that is the offence mix, not a count of incidents seen at each hour. Each area page shows the figures behind both. Methodology →

For a short stay in Portsmouth: St Thomas, St Jude and Baffins. One area for each kind of trip, each shown with its own day and night rating — including where that rating says be careful. None of them is here because someone paid for it.

For a first visit St Thomas
Higher caution advisedday Averagenight
2 of the city's main sights are close enough to walk between. Still a practical base for a first visit: the daytime rating is driven by drug offences, counted as a rate against the 15,119 people registered as living here rather than the far larger number who pass through. Take extra care, particularly after dark — that is what the rating is for, not a reason to stay out of the area. Find a place in St Thomas →
With family St Jude
Higher caution advisedday Higher caution advisednight
1 park within reach, and nothing here turns into a nightlife strip after dark. Still a workable choice with family: the rating is driven by shoplifting during the day and violence after dark, counted as a rate against the 12,043 people registered as living here rather than the far larger number who pass through. Take extra care, particularly after dark — that is what the rating is for, not a reason to stay out of the area. Find a place in St Jude →
Best rated overall Baffins
Relatively saferday Relatively safernight
Nowhere in the city is rated better, by day or after dark. Find a place in Baffins →
Compare all 14 wards

Ordered by how much each area differs from the rest of the city, not by rating — the unusual ones first. Click a column to sort it your way.

AreaDayNight Sights Book
Charles Dickens Higher caution advised Higher caution advised 3 Book →
St Jude Higher caution advised Higher caution advised 2 Book →
St Thomas Higher caution advised Average 2 Book →
Cosham Average Higher caution advised Book →
Nelson Average Average Book →
Central Southsea Average Relatively safer Book →
Copnor Average Relatively safer Book →
Hilsea Average Relatively safer Book →
Baffins Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Drayton and Farlington Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Eastney and Craneswater Relatively safer Average Book →
Fratton Relatively safer Average Book →
Milton Relatively safer Average Book →
Paulsgrove Relatively safer Average Book →