Crime Rates at Grove Road North, Southsea, PO5 1JN

Grove Road North area has the 14th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 33rd 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 1JN) in the last 12 months was 464.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 198.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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