Crime Rates at The Ridings, Portsmouth, PO2 0UF

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 0UF) 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 0UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doyle Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.