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 1JQ) 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 1JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 136 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fyning Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacob'S Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fyning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glidden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fyning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary April Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brownlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Coburg Street
Apr 2026Public order Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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