Total Crime Rate

603.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 603.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.0 10/10
  • Other theft 55.9 10/10
  • Public order 55.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Fratton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 20th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fratton Road (PO1 5DL) in the last 12 months was 603.4 per 1,000 residents and was 116.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 251.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fratton Road (PO1 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fratton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fratton Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Somers Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sandringham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fratton Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fratton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sandringham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road
Sep 2025Public order Fratton Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fratton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Thorncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorncroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penhale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Somers Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somers Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkshire Close

Data Sources

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