Crime Rates at Nelson Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4NF

Nelson Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 68th highest 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 Nelson Road (PO1 4NF) in the last 12 months was 278.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (PO1 4NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sultan Road, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Road (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.