Crime Rates at Kent Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3PL

Kent Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Kent Street (PO1 3PL) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Street (PO1 3PL), 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.