Total Crime Rate
137.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Land And Building On The South Side Of area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 180th 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 Land And Building On The South Side Of (PO3 5QQ) in the last 12 months was 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Land And Building On The South Side Of (PO3 5QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sutton Close. Police recorded 414 crimes here, including 250 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sutton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sutton Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anchorage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corby Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corby Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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