Crime Rates at Seaton Avenue, Portsmouth, PO3 6LG

Seaton Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 177th 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 Seaton Avenue (PO3 6LG) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaton Avenue (PO3 6LG), the main crime hotspot is near Burrfields Road. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.