Total Crime Rate
97.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lime Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 263rd 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 Lime Grove (PO6 4DG) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Grove (PO6 4DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rydal Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Paulsgrove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leominster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Michaels Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rydal Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michaels Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleeve Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collington Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collington Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cinderford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elkstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elkstone Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nailsworth Road | — |
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