Total Crime Rate
129.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairway Business Centre area has the 24th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairway Business Centre (PO3 5NU) in the last 12 months was 129.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairway Business Centre (PO3 5NU), the main crime hotspot is near Anchorage Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Baffins| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keel Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anchorage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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