Total Crime Rate

272.7 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 272.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sultan Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 71st highest crime rate of 588 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 Sultan Road (PO2 7AS) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 149.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sultan Road (PO2 7AS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sultan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sultan Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Estella Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baythorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baythorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flying Bull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flying Bull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hercules Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Grafton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Estella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hercules Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havisham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havisham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Havisham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Havisham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havisham Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Estella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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