Total Crime Rate

301.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.3 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 301.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.8 10/10
  • Public order 35.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Nelson Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 60th 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 Nelson Road (PO1 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 301.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 195.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (PO1 4NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sultan Road, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wingfield Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prince'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baythorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brownlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Seymour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Seymour Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hale Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saint'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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