Crime Rates at Jenkins Grove, Portsmouth, PO3 6HE

Jenkins Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 66th highest 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 Jenkins Grove (PO3 6HE) in the last 12 months was 279.6 per 1,000 residents and was 173.5% higher than the Baffins average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jenkins Grove (PO3 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Ebery Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.