Total Crime Rate

523.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

246.4 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 523.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 246.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.0 9/10
  • Public order 61.6 10/10
  • Other theft 50.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Robbery 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 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

Rodney Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 26th highest crime rate of 578 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 Rodney Road (PO4 8SY) in the last 12 months was 523.6 per 1,000 residents and was 428.6% 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 246.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rodney Road (PO4 8SY), the main crime hotspot is near Warblington Place. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rodney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Union Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Illustrious Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree View —
Apr 2026Drugs Lime Tree View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Tree View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lime Tree View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Invincible Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fratton Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Illustrious Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dickinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dickinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dickinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dickinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dickinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Illustrious Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Illustrious Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickinson Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Goldsmith Avenue 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 Specks Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Specks Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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