Total Crime Rate

313.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.9 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 313.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Prince George Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 56th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince George Street (PO1 3JP) in the last 12 months was 313.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 143.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 199.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince George Street (PO1 3JP), 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 Prince George Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cumberland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beneficial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beneficial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bonfire Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonfire Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonfire Corner Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benbow Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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