Total Crime Rate
369.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vivash 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.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berkshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Somers Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somers Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkshire Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkshire Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Berkshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vivash Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vivash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Somers Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sheffield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wimpole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wimpole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wimpole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wimpole Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ethel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fratton Road | Under investigation |
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