Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cumberland Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 206th 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 Cumberland Road (PO5 1AG) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumberland Road (PO5 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cumberland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glidden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomerie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vivash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vivash Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Coburg Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bradford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkshire Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkshire Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Little Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridgeside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Somers Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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