Crime Rates at Wallace Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7LA

Wallace Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wallace Road (PO2 7LA) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallace Road (PO2 7LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seafield Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paddington Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.