Total Crime Rate

523.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

246.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 523.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 246.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.0 9/10
  • Public order 61.6 10/10
  • Other theft 50.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Robbery 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 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

Union Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 26th highest crime rate of 578 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 Union Road (PO3 6FS) in the last 12 months was 523.6 per 1,000 residents and was 428.6% higher 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 246.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (PO3 6FS), the main crime hotspot is near Warblington Place. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priorsdean Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitcombe Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitcombe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree View —
Apr 2026Drugs Lime Tree View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Tree View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lime Tree View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Invincible Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priorsdean Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Warblington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warblington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warblington Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warblington Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowler Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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