Total Crime Rate

203.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 203.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Washington Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 110th 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 Washington Road (PO2 7DF) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washington Road (PO2 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Washington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanway Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flying Bull Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Seymour Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Seymour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westminster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hertford Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balliol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sultan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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