Total Crime Rate

235.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 235.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.0 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fyning Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 89th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fyning Street (PO1 1JS) in the last 12 months was 235.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fyning Street (PO1 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Jacob'S Street. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 92 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Milford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settlers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwallis Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Railway View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Milford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cottage View Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Cottage View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage View Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Canal Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences April Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Landport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Landport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Landport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Settlers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jacob'S Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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