Crime Rates at Maxstoke Close, Southsea, PO5 4LZ

Maxstoke Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 190th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maxstoke Close (PO5 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxstoke Close (PO5 4LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Isambard Brunel Road (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.