Total Crime Rate

186.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 186.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 27.1 7/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 1.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stanhope Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 134th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanhope Road (PO1 1DU) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanhope Road (PO1 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 171 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stanhope Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isambard Brunel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isambard Brunel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isambard Brunel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isambard Brunel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isambard Brunel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isambard Brunel Road 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 Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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