Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kingston Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 278th highest crime rate of 588 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 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Road (PO2 7LP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kingston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nessus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nessus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nessus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nessus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hercules Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hercules Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flying Bull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ashling Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Flying Bull Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flying Bull Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ashling Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashling Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilpatrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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