Total Crime Rate

176.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 176.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Mark Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 140th 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 Mark Close (PO3 5JB) in the last 12 months was 176.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% higher than the Baffins average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mark Close (PO3 5JB), the main crime hotspot is near Farmside Gardens. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mark Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mark Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Barbara Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparrowhawk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Lisle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Old London Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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