Crime Rates at Upper Arundel Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1LA

Upper Arundel Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 218th highest crime rate of 588 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 Upper Arundel Street (PO1 1LA) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Arundel Street (PO1 1LA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 374 crimes here, including 139 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.