Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 107.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Walsall Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 246th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsall Road (PO3 6DN) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (PO3 6DN), 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 Walsall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warblington Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maydman Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priorsdean Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priorsdean Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Warblington Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place 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 Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilcote Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beasant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stride Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stride Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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