Total Crime Rate

225.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.7 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 225.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 31.6 7/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Britain Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 96th highest crime rate of 578 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 Britain Street (PO1 3RD) in the last 12 months was 225.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Charles Dickens average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 106.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britain Street (PO1 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Ordnance Row. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Britain Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ordnance Row
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylward Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victory Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victory Road Under investigation
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 Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Howe Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 2026Bicycle theft Prince George Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street

Data Sources

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