Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.7 7/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

St Davids Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 287th 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 St Davids Road (PO5 1QH) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Davids Road (PO5 1QH), 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 St Davids Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime B2154 Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stansted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Grove Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hudson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hudson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hudson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chivers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sedgley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sedgley Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Peters Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2151 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 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Davids Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Davids Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Davids Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B2151 Under investigation

Data Sources

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