Total Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beasant Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 36th lowest 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 Beasant Close (PO3 6FA) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% lower than the Baffins average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beasant Close (PO3 6FA), the main crime hotspot is near Heron Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Baffins| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beasant Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lacey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hayling Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Stride Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beasant Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eastern Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Salterns Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beasant Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lacey Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beasant Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marina Grove | Under investigation |
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