Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Buckingham Green area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 248th 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 Buckingham Green (PO1 4LN) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Green (PO1 4LN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Agincourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmore Close Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Little George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bill Sargent Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Belmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Belmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tottenham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balliol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King Albert Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Seymour Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Seymour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bill Sargent Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanway Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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