Total Crime Rate

177.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 177.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 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

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 4HS) 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 4HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Windsor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabbe Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabbe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Mary Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Mary Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Grove Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milverton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Milverton Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Milverton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River'S Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dugald Drummond Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dugald Drummond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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