Total Crime Rate

369.7 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 369.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.3 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
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

Vivash Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 45th 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 Vivash Road (PO1 1PR) in the last 12 months was 369.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 144.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 151.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Vivash Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berkshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Somers Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somers Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkshire Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkshire Close
Sep 2025Burglary Berkshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vivash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vivash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Somers Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sheffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wimpole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wimpole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wimpole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ethel Road
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fratton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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