Total Crime Rate

210.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 210.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.1 10/10
  • Public order 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Windsor Lane area has the 37th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 104th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windsor Lane (PO5 1HF) in the last 12 months was 210.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 159.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 96.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windsor Lane (PO5 1HF), 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 Windsor Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabbe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrews Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ockendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ockendon 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place —
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Woodpath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabbe Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ursula Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fraser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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