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

Hudson 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 Hudson Road (PO5 1HD) 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 Hudson Road (PO5 1HD), 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 Hudson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cottage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B2154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ursula Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ursula Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Grove Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B2151 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabbe Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2151 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2151 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belmont Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stafford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stafford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hudson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabbe Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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