Crime Rates at Brunswick Street, Southsea, PO5 4BY

Brunswick Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 274th highest crime rate of 578 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 Brunswick Street (PO5 4BY) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Charles Dickens average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Street (PO5 4BY), the main crime hotspot is near Guildhall Walk. Police recorded 336 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.