Total Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Allaway Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 254th lowest 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 Allaway Avenue (PO6 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Allaway Avenue (PO6 4HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rydal Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stroud Close (17 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 | Woofferton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Birdlip Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Austin Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allaway Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allaway Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nailsworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rydal Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woofferton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dellfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dellfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woofferton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woofferton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camcross Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camcross Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Austin Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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