Total Crime Rate
146.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Andrews Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 170th 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 St Andrews Road (PO5 1EU) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Andrews Road (PO5 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Stafford Road. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montgomerie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stafford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Davids Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Davids Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Davids Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | River'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | River'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | River'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | River'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | River'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mosaic Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Worcester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Worcester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Worcester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B2154 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2151 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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