Total Crime Rate
127.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pains Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 195th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pains Road (PO5 1HE) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pains Road (PO5 1HE), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | B2154 | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henrietta Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B2154 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | B2154 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B2154 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2154 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2154 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2154 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Milverton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Milverton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | B2154 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Worcester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Worcester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Worcester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Worcester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ursula Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ursula Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chivers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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