Total Crime Rate

235.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.5 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 235.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Curzon Howe Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 88th highest crime rate of 578 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 Curzon Howe Road (PO1 3BZ) in the last 12 months was 235.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 141.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curzon Howe Road (PO1 3BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ordnance Row (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Curzon Howe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cumberland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Aylward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aylward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Star Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Georges Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victory Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wickham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickham Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bonfire Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylward Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonfire Corner Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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