Total Crime Rate
452.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goldsmith Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 34th highest crime rate of 588 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 Goldsmith Avenue (PO4 8DU) in the last 12 months was 452.8 per 1,000 residents and was 342.9% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 250.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goldsmith Avenue (PO4 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Baffins| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blendworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blendworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blendworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Priory Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gisors Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prince Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prince Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Landguard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Landguard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Posbrooke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Devonshire Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Middlesex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlesex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middlesex Road | — |
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