Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 96.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Arundel Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arundel Street (PO1 1NU) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arundel Street (PO1 1NU), 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 Arundel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isambard Brunel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Omega Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slindon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Slindon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street
Apr 2026Other theft Tyseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Isambard Brunel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Isambard Brunel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buckingham Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Buckingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central 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 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Omega Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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