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Copnor

A ward in Portsmouth North, home to 13,300 people at the 2021 Census.

A row of terraced houses in Copnor, with cars parked along the street.
Copythorn Road, CopnorPhoto: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0

Who represents Copnor

Three councillors sit on Portsmouth City Council for Copnor. The next election here is in May 2027, for one of the three seats.

Your MP for Portsmouth North is Amanda Martin (Labour), amanda.martin.mp@parliament.uk.

Checked 23 September 2026 against Portsmouth City Council's councillor records. Data provided by Pompey Counts: Copnor ward on Pompey Counts.

What Copnor wants changed

What should CAP work on first? Residents vote on the issues below, plus anything people in Copnor raise that we add to the list. Voting is open until 28 February 2027.

What issues affect you in Copnor?

You'll be able to raise issues here soon. Until then, bring them to the next community assembly.

Tell us in your own words. We read everything. When a few people raise the same thing, we add it to Copnor's vote, and we'll email you when we do.

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What Portsmouth residents have already said

These are the issues people in Portsmouth put first in two recent surveys. You can vote on all of them. Each one links to the evidence on Pompey Counts.

Big Portsmouth Survey 2025

1,698 people answered. The figure is the share who put it in their top five.

  1. Feeling safe at home and in your community
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    66%
  2. New homes and jobs on major sites
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    45%
  3. Help for families struggling to make ends meet
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    35%
  4. Better transport and shorter journeys
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    35%
  5. Shorter waits for council housing
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    34%

Portsmouth City Council, fieldwork 16 August to 14 September 2025. An open survey that anyone could fill in, so it shows what the people who took part said, not every resident. Only the top five were published as percentages. Source (opens in a new tab)

Healthwatch Portsmouth: What Matters Most 2026/27

442 people answered. The figure is the share who picked it in their top three.

  1. Seeing a GP
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    53.6%
  2. Finding an NHS dentist
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    34.4%
  3. A&E and urgent care
    The evidence on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab)
    31.9%

Healthwatch Portsmouth, fieldwork early 2026 (results published 19 May 2026). An open survey that anyone could fill in, mostly answered by people aged 50 and over, so it shows what the people who took part said, not every resident. Source (opens in a new tab)

Everything residents have said, on Pompey Counts (opens in a new tab). Checked 14 November 2026.

How Copnor has voted so far

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Copnor in numbers

Figures from Pompey Counts

How Copnor compares with Portsmouth and England on the 2021 Census.

  • Copnor
  • Portsmouth
  • England
Households deprived in 2+ waysPortsmouth 19.4%, England 18.1%
14.0%
12th highest of 14 wards
Social rented homesPortsmouth 18.0%, England 17.1%
2.7%
Lowest of 14 wards
Private rented homesPortsmouth 28.6%, England 20.5%
21.5%
9th highest of 14 wards
Overcrowded householdsPortsmouth 4.4%, England 4.4%
3.3%
Joint 9th highest of 14 wards
Residents in bad or very bad healthPortsmouth 5.0%, England 5.2%
3.9%
Joint 12th highest of 14 wards
Adults with no qualificationsPortsmouth 17.4%, England 18.1%
16.9%
8th highest of 14 wards
Adults with degree-level qualificationsPortsmouth 30.0%, England 33.9%
26.2%
Joint 10th highest of 14 wards
Households with no car or vanPortsmouth 30.3%, England 23.5%
17.4%
13th highest of 14 wards

Census 2021. Each row has its own scale, starting at zero. Rankings put the ward with the highest share first, whether that's good or bad. Data provided by Pompey Counts: Copnor on Pompey Counts.

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Census 2021 measures for Copnor, Portsmouth and England, with Copnor's rank among Portsmouth's wards
MeasureCopnorPortsmouthEnglandRank among 14 wards
Households deprived in 2+ ways14.0%19.4%18.1%12th highest of 14 wards
Social rented homes2.7%18.0%17.1%Lowest of 14 wards
Private rented homes21.5%28.6%20.5%9th highest of 14 wards
Overcrowded households3.3%4.4%4.4%Joint 9th highest of 14 wards
Residents in bad or very bad health3.9%5.0%5.2%Joint 12th highest of 14 wards
Adults with no qualifications16.9%17.4%18.1%8th highest of 14 wards
Adults with degree-level qualifications26.2%30.0%33.9%Joint 10th highest of 14 wards
Households with no car or van17.4%30.3%23.5%13th highest of 14 wards

Recorded crime

1,166crimes recorded, September 2025 to August 2026
Down 7%on the 12 months before
91reports of antisocial behaviour, counted separately
8th highest of 14 wardsfor recorded crime per resident (88 per 1,000 people)
050100150September 2024: 133 crimesOctober 2024: 103 crimesNovember 2024: 116 crimesDecember 2024: 105 crimesJanuary 2025: 97 crimesFebruary 2025: 85 crimesMarch 2025: 105 crimesApril 2025: 99 crimesMay 2025: 111 crimesJune 2025: 89 crimesJuly 2025: 103 crimesAugust 2025: 113 crimesSeptember 2025: 103 crimesOctober 2025: 116 crimesNovember 2025: 91 crimesDecember 2025: 119 crimesJanuary 2026: 87 crimesFebruary 2026: 92 crimesMarch 2026: 95 crimesApril 2026: 88 crimesMay 2026: 100 crimesJune 2026: 110 crimesJuly 2026: 100 crimesAugust 2026: 65 crimesSept 24Dec 24Mar 25Jun 25Sept 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26
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Recorded crimes and antisocial behaviour per month in Copnor
MonthCrimesAntisocial behaviour
September 20241335
October 20241033
November 20241167
December 20241051
January 2025976
February 2025853
March 20251054
April 2025998
May 20251116
June 2025895
July 20251036
August 20251130
September 202510311
October 20251164
November 2025914
December 20251194
January 20268713
February 2026924
March 20269514
April 2026884
May 20261009
June 20261104
July 202610015
August 2026655

Mapped police records only; approximate locations; excludes BTP and unmapped offences. ASB is separate. Rates use Census 2021 residents, not current residents, commuters or visitors. Not a measure of personal risk. Data provided by Pompey Counts, from police.uk street-level records: Copnor on Pompey Counts.

Children in low-income families

24.0%of children, after housing costs, in the year to March 2025 (603 children)
8th highest of 14 wardsfor the share of children in low-income families

DWP/HMRC Children in low income families. Data provided by Pompey Counts: Copnor ward on Pompey Counts.

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