Total Crime Rate

344.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 344.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dursley Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 50th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dursley Crescent (PO6 3QB) in the last 12 months was 344.6 per 1,000 residents and was 252.6% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 217.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dursley Crescent (PO6 3QB), the main crime hotspot is near Service Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dursley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kenchester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Service Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Service Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Service Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeydore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A27 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenchester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Credenhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dursley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Credenhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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