Total Crime Rate

204.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.8 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 204.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St James'S Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 108th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James'S Street (PO1 3FF) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Street (PO1 3FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 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.

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Crime Over Time in St James'S Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cumberland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Georges Square —
Apr 2026Other theft St Georges Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Georges Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Curzon Howe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Howe Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prince George Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylward Street —
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 North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Street —
Apr 2026Other theft York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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