Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woofferton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woofferton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Close 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Rydal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rydal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nailsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elkstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allaway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birdlip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colesbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dellfield Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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