Total Crime Rate
132.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sackville Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 187th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sackville Street (PO5 4AR) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (β 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sackville Street (PO5 4AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guildhall Walk, where police recorded 273 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (140 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Steel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alec Rose Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Alec Rose Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alec Rose Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alec Rose Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | White Swan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radnor Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Street | Under investigation |
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