Total Crime Rate

258.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 258.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Victoria 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.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wish Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wish Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wish Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Wish Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lawson Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stansted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
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 2025Bicycle theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wish Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2154 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B2154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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