Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Way area has the 30th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 228th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Way (PO3 6GL) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Way (PO3 6GL), the main crime hotspot is near Bowler Court. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dickinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rodney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lime Tree View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lime Tree View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invincible Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invincible Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fratton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fratton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clarkes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rodney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree View
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree View
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dickinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dickinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dickinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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