Total Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baffins Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 211th highest crime rate of 578 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 Baffins Road (PO3 6BE) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baffins Road (PO3 6BE), the main crime hotspot is near Warblington Place. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baffins Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priorsdean Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Dudley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warblington Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warblington Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowler Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priorsdean Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priorsdean Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priorsdean Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chasewater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maydman Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maydman Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maydman Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowler Court

Data Sources

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