Total Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Canal Walk area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 218th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canal Walk (PO1 1RB) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Walk (PO1 1RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacob'S Street (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/155)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jacob'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Milford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Milford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Jacob'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jacob'S Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Plymouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Plymouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Plymouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymouth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldwell Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cottage View Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Omega Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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