Total Crime Rate
698.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Temple Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 13th 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 Temple Street (PO1 1ED) in the last 12 months was 698.4 per 1,000 residents and was 151.0% 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 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 222 (≈ 398.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Temple Street (PO1 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacob'S Street (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Boarhunt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Landport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints' Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | All Saints' Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | All Saints' Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fyning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | All Saints Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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