Crime Rates at Wimpole Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1QU

Wimpole Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 241st highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wimpole Street (PO1 1QU) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimpole Street (PO1 1QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.