Crime Rates at Lion Terrace, Portsmouth, PO1 3AB

Lion Terrace area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 125th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lion Terrace (PO1 3AB) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lion Terrace (PO1 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beck Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.