Total Crime Rate
88.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St 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 1QJ) 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 1QJ), 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.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Somerville Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lawson Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bartholomew'S Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerville Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Port Royal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Omega Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Port Royal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sedgley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sedgley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bartholomew'S Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Bartholomew'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Davids Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Davids Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Davids Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackfriars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerville Court | Under investigation |
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