Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Victoria Road North area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 252nd 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 Victoria Road North (PO5 1PP) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road North (PO5 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near B2154. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime B2154 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2154 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Playfair Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2154 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cumberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B2154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery B2154 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Northumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B2154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2154 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road
Sep 2025Public order St Davids Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Davids Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime St Davids Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Montgomerie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Forbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lawson Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Andrews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road
Sep 2025Other theft Stansted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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