Crime Rates at Shore Avenue, Southsea, PO4 8PZ

Shore Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 235th 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 Shore Avenue (PO4 8PZ) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shore Avenue (PO4 8PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ebery Grove. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.