Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Idsworth Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 135th 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 Idsworth Road (PO3 6NN) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Idsworth Road (PO3 6NN), 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 Idsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidmouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silchester Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilcote Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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