Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Severn Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 284th 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 Severn Close (PO6 4BB) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severn Close (PO6 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near Bourne Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Severn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rydal Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Marsden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nailsworth Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbury Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allaway Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allaway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marsden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elkstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elkstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leominster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Michaels Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbury Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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