Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lower Wingfield Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 206th 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 Lower Wingfield Street (PO1 4EG) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Wingfield Street (PO1 4EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 193 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 Lower Wingfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cornmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Temple Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Boarhunt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Settlers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Landport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settlers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Turner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Turner Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Landport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Landport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brownlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jacob'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jacob'S Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Jacob'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Jacob'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cornmill Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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