Crime Rates at Farlington Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7HS

Farlington Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Farlington Road (PO2 7HS) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Baffins average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farlington Road (PO2 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaulieu Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paddington Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.