Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Percy Chandler Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 588 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 Percy Chandler Street (PO1 4DP) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percy Chandler Street (PO1 4DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 204 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.

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Crime Over Time in Percy Chandler Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Street
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornwallis Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wingfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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