Total Crime Rate

483.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

348.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 483.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 348.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 311.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lichfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 578 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 Lichfield Road (PO3 6DF) in the last 12 months was 483.4 per 1,000 residents and was 388.0% 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 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 178 (≈ 348.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (PO3 6DF), 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 Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowler Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowler Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maydman Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maydman Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chasewater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Theft from the person Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Union Close Local resolution
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priorsdean Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priorsdean Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priorsdean Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Union Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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