Total Crime Rate

234.4 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 234.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Road North area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 91st highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road North (PO5 1QE) in the last 12 months was 234.4 per 1,000 residents and was 161.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road North (PO5 1QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lawson Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Andrews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Northumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road
Sep 2025Other theft Stansted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road
Sep 2025Public order St Davids Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Davids Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime St Davids Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berkshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Port Royal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Port Royal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Montgomerie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lucknow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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