Total Crime Rate

162.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Ursula Grove area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 155th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Ursula Grove (PO5 1LT) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% 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 18 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 Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Ursula Grove (PO5 1LT), 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 St Ursula Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomew'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B2154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2154 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2154 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2154 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime B2154 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B2154 Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Milverton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Milverton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Bartholomew'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomew'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B2154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road
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 2025Robbery B2154 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sedgley Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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