Total Crime Rate

255.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 255.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lake Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 74th 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 Lake Road (PO1 4HD) in the last 12 months was 255.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 170.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Road (PO1 4HD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Faiths Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwallis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saint'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saint'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime All Saint'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Faiths Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Faiths Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary April Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Staunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order All Saints Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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