Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 29.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Margate Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margate Road (PO5 1EY) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margate Road (PO5 1EY), the main crime hotspot is near Stafford Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabbe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Windsor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2151 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worcester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belmont Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Apr 2026Other crime B2151 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winston Churchill Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Davids Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winston Churchill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Milverton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Milverton Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Forbury Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cottage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Forbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2151 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Grove Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mosaic Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mosaic Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Local resolution
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Data Sources

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