Crime Rates at Poplar Walk, Portsmouth, PO3 6FQ

Poplar Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 35th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Walk (PO3 6FQ) in the last 12 months was 434.4 per 1,000 residents and was 324.9% higher 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 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 303.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Walk (PO3 6FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Warblington Place. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.