Total Crime Rate
114.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Green Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 224th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Green Road (PO5 4DG) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Green Road (PO5 4DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plymouth Street (42 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 | Other theft | Winston Churchill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eldon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belmont Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belmont Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belmont Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Margate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hudson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hudson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Margate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chivers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sedgley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarborough Road | Under investigation |
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