Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 28.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Paignton Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paignton Avenue (PO3 6LL) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paignton Avenue (PO3 6LL), 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 Paignton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burrfields Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moneyfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidmouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burrfields Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burrfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burrfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burrfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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