Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 95.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 74.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Deerhurst Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 266th 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 Deerhurst Crescent (PO6 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deerhurst Crescent (PO6 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Rockrose Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deerhurst Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterfly Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockrose Way —
Apr 2026Public order Rockrose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockrose Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockrose Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Butterfly Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterfly Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colesbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalkpit Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dellfield Close —
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Data Sources

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