Total Crime Rate

220.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 220.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.9 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Locksway Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Locksway Road (PO4 8LF) in the last 12 months was 220.9 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 177.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Locksway Road (PO4 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near Oakdene Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Locksway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Oakdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterlock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furze Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Towpath Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Furze Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furze Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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