Crime Rates at Cornwallis Crescent, Portsmouth, PO1 4DF

Cornwallis Crescent area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 251st highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwallis Crescent (PO1 4DF) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwallis Crescent (PO1 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 228 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.