Total Crime Rate

142.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 142.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Twyford Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Nelson , and the 185th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Twyford Avenue (PO2 8JD) in the last 12 months was 142.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the Nelson average (146.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 94.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Twyford Avenue (PO2 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Twyford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mills Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cardiff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strode Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strode Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strode Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strode Road
Apr 2026Public order Cardiff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angerstein Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucklers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meyrick Road
Apr 2026Public order Simpson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gruneisen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stamshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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