Total Crime Rate

184.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 184.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 125.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nailsworth Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 124th 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 Nailsworth Road (PO6 4EB) in the last 12 months was 184.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 125.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nailsworth Road (PO6 4EB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Nailsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwards Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allaway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elkstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marsden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nailsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rydal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birdlip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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