Total Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highgrove Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 29th 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 Highgrove Road (PO3 6PR) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% lower than the Baffins average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highgrove Road (PO3 6PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hayling Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silchester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayling Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Neville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Silchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Avenue | Under investigation |
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