Total Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 92.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cheltenham Road 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 Cheltenham Road (PO6 3PY) 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 Cheltenham Road (PO6 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Painswick Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheltenham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bromyard Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dursley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenchester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ludlow Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Abbeydore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Abbeydore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbeydore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dursley Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Credenhill Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Credenhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dursley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Credenhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bromyard Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Artillery Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Artillery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Artillery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dursley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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