Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hayling Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hayling Avenue (PO3 6EE) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayling Avenue (PO3 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Ebery Grove. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hayling Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beasant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebery Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ebery Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ebery Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Ebery Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebery Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenkins Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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