Crime Rates at Charles Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1JD

Charles Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 130th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Street (PO1 1JD) in the last 12 months was 178.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (PO1 1JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buckingham Street, where police recorded 220 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacob'S Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.