Total Crime Rate
195.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Georges Way area has the 39th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 121st highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Georges Way (PO1 3RF) in the last 12 months was 195.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 79.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Georges Way (PO1 3RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 122 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.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Victory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St George'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britain Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Britain Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Britain Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Howe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Howe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Howe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Georges Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beck Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Street | Under investigation |
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