Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunn Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 249th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunn Close (PO4 9TX) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunn Close (PO4 9TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ringwood Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bransbury Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pitcairn Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastney Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Ringwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lidiard Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bransbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordingbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saunders Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tranmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountbatten Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ringwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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