Crime Rates at Bridgeside Close, Portsmouth, PO1 1RH

Bridgeside Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 45th highest crime rate of 588 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 Bridgeside Close (PO1 1RH) in the last 12 months was 369.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 144.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 151.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgeside Close (PO1 1RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quinton Close, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerville Court (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.