Total Crime Rate
258.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 77th 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 Victoria Grove (PO5 1NF) in the last 12 months was 258.2 per 1,000 residents and was 187.9% higher than the Central Southsea average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Grove (PO5 1NF), 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.
View Crime In Central Southsea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wish Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wish Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wish Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wish Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wish Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wish Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lawson Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stansted Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stafford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wish Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2154 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B2154 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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