Crime Rate in Charles Dickens, ward

Charles Dickens has the highest crime rate of 14 wards in Portsmouth district and the 133rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 16th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Charles Dickens in the last 12 months was 278.2 per 1,000 residents and was 117.3% higher than the Portsmouth district average (128.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Charles Dickens’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,509 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 65 cases , up 16.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 26.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -24.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3,264 (≈ 144.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Charles Dickens ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 792 crimes here, including 355 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.