Total Crime Rate
178.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
121.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Percy Chandler Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 130th 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 Percy Chandler Street (PO1 4DW) in the last 12 months was 178.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Percy Chandler Street (PO1 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buckingham Street, where police recorded 220 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Australia Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridport Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drummond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | April Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brownlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milford Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Crescent | Under investigation |
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