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

Isambard Brunel Road 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 Isambard Brunel Road (PO1 2RX) 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 Isambard Brunel Road (PO1 2RX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 516 crimes here, including 186 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Isambard Brunel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/183)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Church Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Slindon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slindon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Church Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lower Church Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingswell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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