Total Crime Rate

199.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 199.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lynton Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 114th 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 Lynton Grove (PO3 6NF) in the last 12 months was 199.5 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynton Grove (PO3 6NF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynton Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilcote Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidmouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silchester Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chasewater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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