Total Crime Rate

324.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.0 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 324.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Other theft 44.7 10/10
  • Public order 39.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fratton Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 50th highest crime rate of 578 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 Fratton Road (PO1 5DL) in the last 12 months was 324.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 162.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fratton Road (PO1 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fratton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorncroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nancy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nancy Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fratton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fratton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nancy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garnier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vivash Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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