Total Crime Rate

158.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Moorings Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 157th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorings Way (PO4 8QW) in the last 12 months was 158.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 110.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorings Way (PO4 8QW), 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 Moorings Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Eastern Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beasant Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warren Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Warren Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crofton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgeware Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxted Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lacey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lacey Road —
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Salterns Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blendworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blendworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blendworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bonchurch Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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