Total Crime Rate
186.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stanhope 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.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Guildhall Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildhall Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildhall Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildhall Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildhall Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildhall Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Guildhall Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Church Path | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lower Church Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Church Path | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildhall Walk | Under investigation |
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