Total Crime Rate

277.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.6 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 277.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 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

Winston Churchill Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 68th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winston Churchill Avenue (PO1 2DH) in the last 12 months was 277.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher 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 248 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 330 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winston Churchill Avenue (PO1 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near Guildhall Walk. Police recorded 336 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winston Churchill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dugald Drummond Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dugald Drummond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colpoy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colpoy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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