Crime Rates at Cross Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3GG

Cross Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Street (PO1 3GG) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% lower than the Charles Dickens average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Cross Street (PO1 3GG), 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.