Total Crime Rate

622.5 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 622.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 328.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Drugs 31.6 10/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.7 10/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 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

Kingston Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 17th 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 Kingston Road (PO1 5RX) in the last 12 months was 622.5 per 1,000 residents and was 123.8% 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 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 193 (≈ 381.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Road (PO1 5RX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kingston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnaud Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnaud Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnaud Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little George Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Stephens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kilmiston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bettesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Little Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Timpson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bettesworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Binsteed Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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