Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westbourne Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Road (PO2 7LD) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (PO2 7LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 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.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paddington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Carnarvon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Northgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallace Road
Apr 2026Other theft Bedhampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bosham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seafield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgravia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seafield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seafield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copythorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seafield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seafield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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