Crime Rates at Stanford Close, Portsmouth, PO6 3PU

Stanford Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 276th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanford Close (PO6 3PU) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Paulsgrove average (98.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanford Close (PO6 3PU), the main crime hotspot is near Service Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.