Total Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarendon Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 284th lowest crime rate of 578 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 Clarendon Street (PO1 4JD) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -13.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarendon Street (PO1 4JD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fyning Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clifton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westminster Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westminster Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fyning Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clifton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lords Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lords Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Watts Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayo Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimpole Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Little Coburg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Little Coburg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Coburg Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilmiston Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wimpole Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wimpole Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wimpole Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kilmiston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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