Total Crime Rate

104.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Salterns Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 248th highest crime rate of 588 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 Salterns Avenue (PO4 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salterns Avenue (PO4 8QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Heron Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salterns Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beasant Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eastern Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Warren Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warren Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salterns Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lacey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxted Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Marina Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beasant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beasant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beasant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lacey Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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