Total Crime Rate

249.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 249.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

King Albert Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 85th 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 King Albert Street (PO1 1QR) in the last 12 months was 249.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 161.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Albert Street (PO1 1QR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in King Albert Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Albert Street
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Arundel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lords Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lords Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lords Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wimpole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Timpson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bill Sargent Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bill Sargent Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bill Sargent Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilmiston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kilmiston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilmiston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wimpole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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