Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO3 6AY
How much crime is recorded in PO3 6AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Baffins
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,156 (2024)
PO3 6AYPortsmouth
How safe is PO3 6AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 79.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO3 6AY area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
79.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PO3 6AYNational
Violence and sexual offences65.323.6
Burglary22.89.1
Other theft13.54.5
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order7.14.6
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Drugs4.12.4
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Other crime2.11.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Shoplifting1.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.