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

King Albert Street 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 King Albert Street (PO1 1QR) 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 King Albert Street (PO1 1QR), 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 King Albert Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Lane
Apr 2026Public order Sandringham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fyning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fyning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Somers Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Somers Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somers Road North
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 2026Other theft Bill Sargent Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bill Sargent Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tottenham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road
Apr 2026Public order Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kilmiston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilmiston Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northam Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Coburg Street

Data Sources

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