Crime Rates at Priory Crescent, Southsea, PO4 8RL

Priory Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 34th 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 Priory Crescent (PO4 8RL) in the last 12 months was 452.8 per 1,000 residents and was 342.9% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 250.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Crescent (PO4 8RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Specks Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.