Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 3PL
How much crime is recorded in PO6 3PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Paulsgrove East
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,798 (2024)
PO6 3PLPortsmouth
How safe is PO6 3PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 3PL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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).
PO6 3PLNational
Violence and sexual offences44.123.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Public order10.14.6
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.