Crime Rates at Wellington Street, Southsea, PO5 4HT

Wellington Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 160th highest crime rate of 588 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 Wellington Street (PO5 4HT) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (PO5 4HT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.