Total Crime Rate

278.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 278.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.1 10/10
  • Public order 27.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wingfield Street 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 Wingfield Street (PO1 4PB) 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 Wingfield Street (PO1 4PB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wingfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hale Street North
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour All Saints Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staunton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Staunton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences April Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Staunton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Staunton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Staunton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwallis Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime All Saints Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft All Saints Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brownlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brownlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person All Saints' Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order All Saints' Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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