Total Crime Rate
52.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Binsteed Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 578 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 Binsteed Road (PO2 7PH) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Binsteed Road (PO2 7PH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lomond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kilmiston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilmiston Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bettesworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balliol Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanway Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Little George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Little George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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