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

Church 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 Church Street (PO1 4EH) 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 Church Street (PO1 4EH), the main crime hotspot is near Jacob'S Street. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fyning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wingfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wingfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hale Street North
Sep 2025Drugs Turner Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Turner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Common Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Staunton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Staunton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Staunton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staunton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street

Data Sources

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