Total Crime Rate

1077.5 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 1077.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 278.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 218.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 211.3 10/10
  • Public order 133.8 10/10
  • Other theft 70.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 42.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
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

Commercial Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 8th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (PO1 1EA) in the last 12 months was 1077.5 per 1,000 residents and was 287.3% higher 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 422.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (PO1 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 328 crimes here, including 122 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 (30/186)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dugald Drummond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willis Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Frederick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willis Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
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Data Sources

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