Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ludlow Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ludlow Road (PO6 3SW) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ludlow Road (PO6 3SW), the main crime hotspot is near Norwich Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ludlow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakemere Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Norwich Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeydore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kenchester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenchester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blakemere Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bredenbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bredenbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Credenhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Credenhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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