Total Crime Rate
121.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barrington Terrace area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 217th highest crime rate of 578 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 Barrington Terrace (PO5 4ES) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barrington Terrace (PO5 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milverton Close (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Thomas| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mosaic Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Radnor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunsmore Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winston Churchill Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winston Churchill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Winston Churchill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henrietta Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henrietta Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henrietta Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henrietta Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henrietta Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crabbe Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabbe Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queens Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Belmont Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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