Total Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Foster Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 285th lowest 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 Foster Road (PO1 4HT) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foster Road (PO1 4HT), the main crime hotspot is near Brownlow Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 50 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 | Public order | Cornwallis Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Timpson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hertford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wimpole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wimpole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wimpole Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fyning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sultan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lords Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sultan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sultan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sultan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sultan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Coburg Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Coburg Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sultan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sultan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sultan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sultan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hale Street North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Murefield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Turner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Place | Under investigation |
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