Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Dormington Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 277th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dormington Road (PO6 4BT) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dormington Road (PO6 4BT), the main crime hotspot is near Painswick Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Portsmouth

Crime Over Time in Dormington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ludlow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Artillery Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Artillery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Artillery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ledbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbeydore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Abbeydore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cinderford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leominster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leominster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Abbeydore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willersley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willersley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Credenhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Credenhill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Credenhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwards Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwards Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenchester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 25 of 25

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑