Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 286th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (PO1 1QA) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (PO1 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Jacob'S Street. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacob'S Street —
Apr 2026Public order Fyning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maitland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northam Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fyning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary April Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brownlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwallis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northam Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hale Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Faiths Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Watts Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs King Albert Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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