Total Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckingham Green area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 588 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 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Green (PO1 4LN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 135 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Belmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belmore Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hale Street North
Sep 2025Drugs Turner Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Turner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Little Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnaud Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnaud Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnaud Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little George Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sultan Road

Data Sources

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