Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 78.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Velder Avenue area has the 41st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 272nd lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Velder Avenue (PO4 8RT) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Velder Avenue (PO4 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Church View. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Velder Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cromarty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Posbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Milton Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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