Total Crime Rate

421.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 421.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.5 10/10
  • Public order 51.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garnier Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 36th highest crime rate of 588 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 Garnier Street (PO1 1PD) in the last 12 months was 421.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 199.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garnier Street (PO1 1PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garnier Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wimpole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Coburg Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Coburg Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Coburg Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Coburg Street
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Somers Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Somers Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somers Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Arundel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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