Total Crime Rate

869.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

348.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 869.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 348.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 235.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 176.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.4 10/10
  • Public order 95.1 10/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.2 10/10
  • Drugs 31.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.6 9/10
  • Robbery 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 10th highest crime rate of 578 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 Commercial Road (PO1 1BU) in the last 12 months was 869.7 per 1,000 residents and was 231.6% higher than the Charles Dickens average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 348.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (PO1 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 391 crimes here, including 143 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswell Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Dickens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dugald Drummond Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dugald Drummond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willis Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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