Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO3 6NU
How much crime is recorded in PO3 6NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Baffins
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,488 (2024)
PO3 6NUPortsmouth
How safe is PO3 6NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO3 6NU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 6NUNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Shoplifting12.78.4
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary5.89.1
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.84.5
Bicycle theft3.31.0
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.