Total Crime Rate

315.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

240.7 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 315.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 240.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 193.2 10/10
  • Public order 44.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wingfield Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 55th highest crime rate of 578 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 Wingfield Street (PO1 4PA) in the last 12 months was 315.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 240.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wingfield Street (PO1 4PA), 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 Wingfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street
Apr 2026Burglary April Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Cornwallis Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Seymour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwallis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saint'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prince'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime All Saint'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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