Total Crime Rate
266.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Belmont Place 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 Belmont Place (PO5 1NB) 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 Belmont Place (PO5 1NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Road (87 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Judes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Milverton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eldon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sedgley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Peters Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mosaic Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Milverton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wilton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chivers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yarborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Crescent | Under investigation |
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