Crime Rates at Allaway Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 4HW

Allaway Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 13th highest crime rate of 578 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 4HW) in the last 12 months was 707.8 per 1,000 residents and was 620.7% higher 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 77.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 373.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allaway Avenue (PO6 4HW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.