Total Crime Rate
204.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
122.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buckland Path area has the 39th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 109th highest crime rate of 578 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 Buckland Path (PO2 7DB) in the last 12 months was 204.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buckland Path (PO2 7DB), 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.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Malins Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kilmiston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilmiston Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanway Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bill Sargent Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bill Sargent Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bill Sargent Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bill Sargent Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bill Sargent Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belmore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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