Total Crime Rate

524.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

283.4 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 524.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 283.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.9 10/10
  • Drugs 75.7 10/10
  • Public order 52.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 41.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.1 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
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

Canal Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 25th highest crime rate of 578 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 Canal Walk (PO1 1LG) in the last 12 months was 524.1 per 1,000 residents and was 99.8% higher 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 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 206 (≈ 283.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Walk (PO1 1LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buckingham Street, where police recorded 220 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Omega Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Omega Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Forbury Road —
Apr 2026Public order Omega Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Church Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Church Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Church Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Forbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fyning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fyning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary April Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glidden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Faiths Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tyseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Omega Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Path North Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buckingham Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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