Total Crime Rate

284.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.8 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 284.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 24th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 65th 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 Church Road (PO1 1QE) in the last 12 months was 284.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 184.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (PO1 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near Crown Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 44 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 (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bill Sargent Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Watts Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lords Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lords Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs King Albert Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tottenham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bill Sargent Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bill Sargent Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bill Sargent Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bill Sargent Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fratton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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