Is Portsmouth safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Portsmouth safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Portsmouth scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Portsmouth scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Portsmouth: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Portsmouth territory, Portsmouth is established at 50.8058° N, 1.0872° W. It lies 102.8 km NE relative to London. Time zone observed: Europe/London.
Portsmouth
50.8058° N, 1.0872° W
6 m
Europe/London
855,679
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in United Kingdom
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (21 °C avg high); Wettest: November (79 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 8° |
| Low °C | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 63 | 48 | 62 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 62 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 79 | 61 |
Normals: Southampton (24.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Portsmouth happened in August (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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