Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.6 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Malthouse Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 77th highest crime rate of 578 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 Malthouse Road (PO2 7ET) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 181.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malthouse Road (PO2 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 204 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 (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bevis Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havant Road —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drayton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Drayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Basin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Basin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Basin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pitcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heathfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A2047 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanway Road —
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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