Total Crime Rate
73.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moorings Way area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moorings Way (PO4 8YN) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moorings Way (PO4 8YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunlin Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Revenge Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baffins| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Siskin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunlin Close | Under investigation |
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