Total Crime Rate

178.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fyning 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 Fyning Street (PO1 1JG) 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 Fyning Street (PO1 1JG), the main crime hotspot is near Crown Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fyning Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Path North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Watts Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridgeside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lords Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lords Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hale Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glidden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Australia Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fyning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fyning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Settlers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Northam Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northam Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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