Total Crime Rate

1472.1 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 1472.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 442.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 382.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 304.7 10/10
  • Public order 124.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.5 10/10
  • Other theft 42.9 10/10
  • Drugs 38.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Commercial Road area has the highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 2nd 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 1HB) in the last 12 months was 1472.1 per 1,000 residents and was 429.2% higher than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 232.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 536.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (PO1 1HB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 390 crimes here, including 152 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 (30/193)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Temple Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Settlers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cornmill Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settlers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area 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 2025Public order Cornmill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cornmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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