Total Crime Rate
85.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sultan Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 294th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sultan Road (PO2 7AR) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sultan Road (PO2 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flying Bull Close, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Road (61 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 | Vehicle crime | Nessus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sultan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | All Saints' Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints' Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nessus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Estella Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nessus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nessus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cressy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cressy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cressy Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sultan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sultan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sultan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sultan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hercules Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hercules Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | All Saints' Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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