Total Crime Rate
146.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cumberland Business Centre area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 588 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 Business Centre (PO5 1DS) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cumberland Business Centre (PO5 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsdown Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Selbourne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Selbourne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Selbourne Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garnier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garnier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garnier Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cornwall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsdown Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingsdown Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Murefield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Coburg Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Coburg Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Coburg Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Coburg Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selbourne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Coburg Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vivash Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vivash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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