Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Public order 46.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gladys Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Copnor , and the 84th highest crime rate of 588 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 Gladys Avenue (PO2 9AX) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 159.9% higher than the Copnor average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (β‰ˆ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladys Avenue (PO2 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gladys Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashling Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashling Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashling Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashling Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashling Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashling Lane β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ashling Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashling Lane β€”
Sep 2025Public order Ashling Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heathfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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