Total Crime Rate

182.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 40.6 8/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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

Stanhope Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 125th highest crime rate of 578 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 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanhope Road (PO1 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 380 crimes here, including 148 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
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Guildhall Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingswell Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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