Crime Rates at Dormington Road, Portsmouth, PO6 4BT

Dormington Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 265th highest crime rate of 588 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 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dormington Road (PO6 4BT), 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.