Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Grove Road North area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 260th 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 Grove Road North (PO5 1HW) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road North (PO5 1HW), 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 Grove Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B2154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Windsor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ursula Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ursula Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stafford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stafford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrews Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosaic Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mosaic Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mosaic Lane 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillborough Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hillborough Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worcester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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