Total Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woofferton Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 243rd lowest 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 Woofferton Road (PO6 4HA) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woofferton Road (PO6 4HA), the main crime hotspot is near Bourne Road. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stroud Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rydal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nailsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elkstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Allaway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Birdlip Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colesbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dellfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothwell Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bourne Road | Under investigation |
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