Total Crime Rate

316.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

190.1 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 316.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 190.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grafton Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 54th 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 Grafton Street (PO2 7NU) in the last 12 months was 316.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 190.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Street (PO2 7NU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettering Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brownlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order All Saints Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Staunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime All Saint'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saint'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saint'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baythorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints' Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prince'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cairo Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maitland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Estella Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steerforth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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