Total Crime Rate
96.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arundel 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.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Surrey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Omega Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Omega Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Church Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lower Church Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Church Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slindon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Slindon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Surrey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Surrey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Surrey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tyseley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Isambard Brunel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Isambard Brunel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Buckingham Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buckingham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Street | Under investigation |
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