Crime Rates at Commercial Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4BP

Commercial Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 13th 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 Commercial Road (PO1 4BP) in the last 12 months was 698.4 per 1,000 residents and was 151.0% 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 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 222 (≈ 398.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (PO1 4BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 209 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacob'S Street (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.