Total Crime Rate

1016.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1016.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 336.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 207.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.3 10/10
  • Other theft 91.3 10/10
  • Public order 62.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 58.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.1 10/10
  • Burglary 45.6 10/10
  • Robbery 24.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Station Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 9th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Street (PO1 1BE) in the last 12 months was 1016.6 per 1,000 residents and was 265.4% higher than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 252.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 298.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Street (PO1 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 463 crimes here, including 187 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Somerville Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tyseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyseley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Plymouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plymouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Church Path
Sep 2025Drugs Lower Church Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Church Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerville Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Boarhunt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Landport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Landport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Landport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerville Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willis Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willis Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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