Crime Rate in Paulsgrove, ward

Paulsgrove has the 7th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Portsmouth district and the 1851st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 227th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Paulsgrove in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower than the Portsmouth district average (128.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Paulsgrove’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 822 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -72.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 973 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Paulsgrove ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bourne Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.