Total Crime Rate

279.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 279.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 121.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastern Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 66th highest crime rate of 588 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 Eastern Road (PO3 6EG) in the last 12 months was 279.6 per 1,000 residents and was 173.5% higher than the Baffins average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Road (PO3 6EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sword Sands Road, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ebery Grove (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eastern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ebery Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebery Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ebery Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ebery Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ebery Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ebery Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebery Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebery Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebery Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebery Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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