Total Crime Rate

513.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

225.2 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 513.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 225.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.2 10/10
  • Other theft 103.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.1 8/10
  • Public order 49.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grove Road North area has the 10th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 28th highest crime rate of 578 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 513.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 225.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road North (PO5 1JN), 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 (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stafford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stafford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belmont Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queens Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sun Terrace 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 River'S Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabbe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabbe Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place —
Apr 2026Public order Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunsmore Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B2154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Close Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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