Total Crime Rate

214.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.2 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 214.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Timpson Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 100th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Timpson Road (PO1 4JR) in the last 12 months was 214.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 130.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Timpson Road (PO1 4JR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Timpson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tottenham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bill Sargent Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bill Sargent Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bill Sargent Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bill Sargent Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bill Sargent Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs King Albert Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Little George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wimpole Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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