Crime Rates at Wingfield Street, Portsmouth, PO1 4PQ

Wingfield Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 71st highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wingfield Street (PO1 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 149.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wingfield Street (PO1 4PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.