Total Crime Rate

148.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 148.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 122.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Newbolt Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 176th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newbolt Road (PO6 4JG) in the last 12 months was 148.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newbolt Road (PO6 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Pendennis Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newbolt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longdean Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longdean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Falmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Pendennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longdean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pendennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stroud Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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