Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grove Road North area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 588 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 Grove Road North (PO5 1HW) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% 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 3 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 Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dunsmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Forbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2151 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs B2151 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunsmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dunsmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order River'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson River'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery B2154 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Milverton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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