Crime Rates at Westover Road, Portsmouth, PO3 6NR

Westover Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westover Road (PO3 6NR) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westover Road (PO3 6NR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.