Total Crime Rate
272.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sultan 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.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sultan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Estella Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baythorn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baythorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flying Bull Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flying Bull Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hercules Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grafton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Estella Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hercules Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stirling Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havisham Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havisham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Havisham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Havisham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Havisham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Estella Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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