Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

King Charles Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 156th 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 King Charles Street (PO1 2RR) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Charles Street (PO1 2RR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Charles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Thomas'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jupiter Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson White Hart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beehive Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beehive Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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