Total Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridings area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridings (PO2 0UE) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% lower than the Baffins average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridings (PO2 0UE), the main crime hotspot is near Farmside Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Farmside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farmside Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmside Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barbara Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Farmside Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Barbara Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Breech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmside Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmside Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Amberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Torrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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