Total Crime Rate

230.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.9 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 230.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.1 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 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

St Faiths Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Faiths Road (PO1 4DN) in the last 12 months was 230.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 134.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Faiths Road (PO1 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Faiths Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Buckingham Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary April Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brownlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Buckingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Faiths Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Faiths Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Faiths Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Staunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Path North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order All Saints Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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