Crime Rates at Crown Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1QW

Crown Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 184th 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 Crown Street (PO1 1QW) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -49.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Street (PO1 1QW), 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.