Total Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 17.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Edgeware Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 39th 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 Edgeware Road (PO4 8PS) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Baffins average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgeware Road (PO4 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near Gisors Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edgeware Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Milton Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gisors Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gisors Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gisors Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gisors Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gisors Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gisors Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gisors Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gisors Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Posbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cromarty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Milton Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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