Total Crime Rate

222.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridings area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 98th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridings (PO2 0UL) in the last 12 months was 222.8 per 1,000 residents and was 147.1% higher than the Hilsea average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 128.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridings (PO2 0UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old London Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldgate Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatcombe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gatcombe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Lisle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Barbara Way —
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Data Sources

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