Total Crime Rate

221.1 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 221.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kingston Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 101st highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Road (PO2 7EG) in the last 12 months was 221.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Road (PO2 7EG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ashling Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kingston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashling Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Stephens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashling Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashling Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashling Lane
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heathfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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