Crime Rates at Northgate Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 7RT

Northgate Avenue area has the 50th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northgate Avenue (PO2 7RT) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northgate Avenue (PO2 7RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stapleton Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bosham Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.