Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 113.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Catherington Place area has the 30th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 578 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 Catherington Place (PO3 6GN) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catherington Place (PO3 6GN), 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 Catherington Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priorsdean Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Union Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Invincible Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowler Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowler Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Illustrious Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Illustrious Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Illustrious Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Illustrious Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Illustrious Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Illustrious Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitcombe Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitcombe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priorsdean Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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 Guardians Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Union Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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