Total Crime Rate
95.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Falmouth Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 271st highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Falmouth Road (PO6 4JT) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 228.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Falmouth Road (PO6 4JT), the main crime hotspot is near Kingscote Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Paulsgrove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingscote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingscote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Longdean Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pamela Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longdean Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longdean Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingscote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hayle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hayle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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