Total Crime Rate

443.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

250.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 443.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 250.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.0 10/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Goldsmith Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 34th highest crime rate of 578 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 Goldsmith Avenue (PO4 8QS) in the last 12 months was 443.0 per 1,000 residents and was 347.2% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 250.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Avenue (PO4 8QS), the main crime hotspot is near Goldsmith Avenue. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goldsmith Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayshott Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grayshott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Specks Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Specks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Specks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Apsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Specks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Alverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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