Crime Rates at Westbury Close, Portsmouth, PO6 4BE

Westbury Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 97th highest crime rate of 578 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 Westbury Close (PO6 4BE) in the last 12 months was 223.9 per 1,000 residents and was 128.0% higher than the Paulsgrove average (98.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 168.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Close (PO6 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bourne Road, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marsden Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.