Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stowe Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stowe Road (PO4 8JT) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stowe Road (PO4 8JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bransbury Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stowe Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baffins| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stowe Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosetta Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gurney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gurney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Canal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bransbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Towpath Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tranmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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