Total Crime Rate

341.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.8 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 341.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.4 10/10
  • Other theft 72.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 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

Prospect Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 46th highest crime rate of 578 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 Prospect Road (PO1 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 341.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (PO1 4AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettering Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cairo Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prince'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saint'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baythorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saint'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order All Saints Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Kettering Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Estella Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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