Total Crime Rate

492.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

278.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 492.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 278.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 227.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Robbery 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seymour Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 31st highest crime rate of 578 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 Seymour Close (PO2 7DA) in the last 12 months was 492.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% higher than the Charles Dickens average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 278.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Close (PO2 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 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 Seymour Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Malins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Little George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Belmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balliol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Seymour Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilmiston Close —
Apr 2026Public order Kilmiston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanway Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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