Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Church Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 214th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (PO1 1QA) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (PO1 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Jacob'S Street. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 92 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 (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cornmill Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Jacob'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jacob'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Common Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornmill Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cornmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cornmill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jacob'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cornmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lords Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Temple Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jacob'S Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Turner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Arundel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fyning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hale Street North —
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Data Sources

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