Total Crime Rate

660.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

202.6 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 660.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 287.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 202.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Salcombe Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 17th 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 Salcombe Avenue (PO3 6LD) in the last 12 months was 660.1 per 1,000 residents and was 566.5% higher than the Baffins average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 202.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 346.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salcombe Avenue (PO3 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Burrfields Road. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salcombe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burrfields Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidmouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moneyfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burrfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burrfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claybank Spur —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burrfields Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Claybank Spur Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burrfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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