Crime Rates at Kingston Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7LP

Kingston Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 271st highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Road (PO2 7LP) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Road (PO2 7LP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.