Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheltenham Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 588 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 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Paulsgrove average (97.7 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheltenham Road (PO6 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Painswick Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Painswick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Credenhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeydore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Artillery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dursley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenchester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kenchester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Credenhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Painswick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Painswick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A27 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Painswick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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