Total Crime Rate

421.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.5 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 421.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.0 10/10
  • Other theft 33.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
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

Vivash Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 36th 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 Vivash Road (PO1 1PR) in the last 12 months was 421.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 208.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vivash Road (PO1 1PR), 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 Vivash Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Cumberland Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Fratton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorncroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vivash Road —
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Data Sources

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