Crime Rates at Waterloo Street, Southsea, PO5 4HR

Waterloo Street area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 132nd 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 Waterloo Street (PO5 4HR) in the last 12 months was 177.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Street (PO5 4HR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.