Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 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 · 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 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 1JW) 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 (≈ 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 1JW), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belmont Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belmont Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belmont Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Peters Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hudson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hudson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hudson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Margate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Margate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ursula Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ursula Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ursula Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Playfair Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Grove Road North Under investigation

Data Sources

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