Total Crime Rate

266.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 266.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Public order 48.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Drugs 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grove Road North area has the 28th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 74th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road North (PO5 1JL) in the last 12 months was 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sedgley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunsmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Peters Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Judes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Judes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henrietta Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henrietta Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henrietta Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henrietta Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Playfair Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dunsmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunsmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hudson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockendon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockendon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockendon Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Worcester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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