Total Crime Rate

161.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 161.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Pains Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 158th highest crime rate of 578 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 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pains Road (PO5 1HE), 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 Pains Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime B2151 Unable to prosecute suspect
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 River'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River'S Street Under investigation
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 B2151 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabbe Court —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomerie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bailey'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Aldwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fraser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Forbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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