Crime Rates at Locarno Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5DG

Locarno Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 253rd 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 Locarno Road (PO3 5DG) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Locarno Road (PO3 5DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lovett Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.