Crime Rates at Staunton Street, Portsmouth, PO1 4EJ

Staunton Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 19th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Staunton Street (PO1 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 588.9 per 1,000 residents and was 124.5% higher 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 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 189 (≈ 339.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staunton Street (PO1 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 228 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.