Total Crime Rate
698.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commercial Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 13th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (PO1 4TG) in the last 12 months was 698.4 per 1,000 residents and was 151.0% higher 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 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 222 (≈ 398.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commercial Road (PO1 4TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 193 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacob'S Street (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | All Saint'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | All Saints Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Staunton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Staunton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Staunton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Staunton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staunton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | All Saint'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cornwallis Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | All Saints Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Jacob'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornmill Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Temple Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Temple Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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