Crime Rates at Bowler Avenue, Portsmouth, PO3 6AZ

Bowler Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 30th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowler Avenue (PO3 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 520.4 per 1,000 residents and was 409.0% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 238.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowler Avenue (PO3 6AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Warblington Place. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.