Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sanderling Road 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 Sanderling Road (PO4 8YR) 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 Sanderling Road (PO4 8YR), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Lane. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sanderling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Siskin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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