Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gains Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 264th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gains Road (PO4 0PL) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gains Road (PO4 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near Waverley Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gains Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wish Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whitwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whitwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyndcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gain'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2155 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wyndcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatrice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
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Data Sources

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