Total Crime Rate
227.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 94th 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 Church Road (PO1 1QD) in the last 12 months was 227.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 144.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (PO1 1QD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bill Sargent Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Common Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Coburg Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Coburg Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Coburg Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Murefield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilmiston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lords Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fyning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bill Sargent Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bill Sargent Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilmiston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hale Street North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kilmiston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Coburg Street | — |
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