Crime Rates at Allaway Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 4HU

Allaway Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 76th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Allaway Avenue (PO6 4HU) in the last 12 months was 262.8 per 1,000 residents and was 168.9% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 137.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allaway Avenue (PO6 4HU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.