Total Crime Rate
227.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tottenham 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 Tottenham Road (PO1 1QL) 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 Tottenham Road (PO1 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kilmiston Close (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wimpole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sandringham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ethel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ethel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sheffield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barnes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafalgar Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olinda Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sandringham Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandringham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandringham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Somers Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Somers Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somers Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garnier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trafalgar Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fratton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garnier Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bill Sargent Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Albert Street | Under investigation |
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