Total Crime Rate

246.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.5 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 246.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lords Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 81st 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 Lords Street (PO1 1RA) in the last 12 months was 246.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lords Street (PO1 1RA), 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 Lords Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tottenham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Somers Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somers Road North —
Apr 2026Drugs King Albert Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fyning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Little Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridgeside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Fratton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bill Sargent Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Bill Sargent Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bill Sargent Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bill Sargent Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lords Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bill Sargent Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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