Total Crime Rate

205.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 205.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Stratton Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 114th 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 Stratton Close (PO6 3QE) in the last 12 months was 205.2 per 1,000 residents and was 110.0% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratton Close (PO6 3QE), 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 Stratton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Credenhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Painswick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Painswick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Painswick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A27 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dursley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Artillery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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