Total Crime Rate

543.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 543.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 132.4 9/10
  • Public order 70.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Malthouse Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 27th highest crime rate of 588 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 Malthouse Road (PO2 7EH) in the last 12 months was 543.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% higher 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 270.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malthouse Road (PO2 7EH), 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 Malthouse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kingston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Stephens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hercules Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hercules Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cressy Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cressy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cressy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flying Bull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flying Bull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Flying Bull Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flying Bull Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seymour Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Seymour Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dickens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centaur Street —
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Data Sources

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