Total Crime Rate

240.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 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 240.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 111.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hayling Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 86th highest 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 6EF) in the last 12 months was 240.1 per 1,000 residents and was 142.4% higher than the Baffins average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayling Avenue (PO3 6EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sword Sands Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ebery Grove (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hayling Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sword Sands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebery Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenkins Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebery Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ebery Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ebery Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sword Sands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ebery Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sword Sands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sword Sands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sword Sands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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