Crime Rates at Cross Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3FT

Cross Street area has the 40th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 123rd 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 Cross Street (PO1 3FT) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 132.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (PO1 3FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ordnance Row (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.