Renting in Portsmouth VA? (Hampton: apartments, crime, home)

[Amanda585]

My fiance is stationed in Portsmouth VA. When we are married in May I will be moving there. I have been looking at apartments in and around the Coast Guard Base but everything i seem to read says its a bad area of town. Is that true? Where would you recommend living in or near Portsmouth? We would prefer not to have to commute through the tunnels. I also prefer to not have to lock my doors and stay home at night for fear of getting robbed. I know there is always a possibility of that but less likely in a safer part of town. Any feed back would be appreciated greatly. Thanks

[Mr Williamsburg]

Post this in the Hampton Roads forum for better resposne. Be prepared for lots of negative Portmouth comments. Where do your husband's co workers live ? What do they say ? There are numerous nice communities around. What is your budget ? Check with the Portmouth Police Department. The Portsmouth Police Dept has a place on their website where you can search crime incidents on a specific street. It will only go back 30 days. Put a street name or names from neighborhoods you are considering a see what you find. You can search here by clicking here
Explore ther website further here I don't want to be an alarmist. Every community has crime, we just don't hear about a lot of them..