Crime Rates at Balliol Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7ND

Balliol Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 217th 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 Balliol Road (PO2 7ND) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balliol Road (PO2 7ND), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.