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

Bonchurch Road 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 Bonchurch Road (PO4 8RY) 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 Bonchurch Road (PO4 8RY), 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 Bonchurch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Park Avenue 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Posbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cromarty 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 2026Other theft Alverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Alverstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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