Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meriden Road 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 Meriden Road (PO5 4DE) 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 Meriden Road (PO5 4DE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Meriden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Guildhall Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colpoy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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