Total Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tipner Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Nelson , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Tipner Lane (PO2 8RA) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Nelson average (140.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tipner Lane (PO2 8RA), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tipner Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Widley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Childe Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Widley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbour Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbour Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbour Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Childe Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Widley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Range Green Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Range Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tipner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tipner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jervis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jervis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osier Close —

Data Sources

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