Total Crime Rate
1077.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spring Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 8th highest crime rate of 588 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 Spring Street (PO1 4AA) in the last 12 months was 1077.5 per 1,000 residents and was 287.3% higher 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 422.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spring Street (PO1 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 411 crimes here, including 165 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alec Rose Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Alec Rose Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alec Rose Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alec Rose Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alec Rose Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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