Total Crime Rate
102.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bradford Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 252nd highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (PO5 1AA) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradford Road (PO5 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quinton Close, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vivash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkshire Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carlisle Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vivash Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berkshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Berkshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stansted Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quinton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Quinton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lawson Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerville Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cleveland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkshire Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cumberland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Somers Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Somers Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somers Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cumberland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerville Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
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