Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.3 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 94.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

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 7PD) 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 7PD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 93 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 (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Malins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kilmiston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilmiston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanway Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balliol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Belmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Belmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belmore Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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