Total Crime Rate
120.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church 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.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fyning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wingfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wingfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hale Street North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Turner Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Turner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Common Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Staunton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Staunton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Staunton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staunton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
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