Total Crime Rate

246.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.5 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 246.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Murefield Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 81st 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 Murefield Road (PO1 1PB) in the last 12 months was 246.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murefield Road (PO1 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Murefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nancy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nancy Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Nancy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkshire Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkshire Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vivash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road —
Apr 2026Public order Somers Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vivash Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somers Road North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Coburg Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Little Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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