Total Crime Rate
280.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Isambard Brunel Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 65th highest crime rate of 588 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 Isambard Brunel Road (PO1 2DS) in the last 12 months was 280.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 278 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 367 (≈ 138.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Isambard Brunel Road (PO1 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 463 crimes here, including 187 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingswell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Willis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willis Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winston Churchill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winston Churchill Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plymouth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plymouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Plymouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Plymouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plymouth Street | Under investigation |
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