Total Crime Rate

524.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

283.4 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 524.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 283.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.9 10/10
  • Drugs 75.7 10/10
  • Public order 52.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 41.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.1 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
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

Plymouth Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 25th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plymouth Street (PO5 4HW) in the last 12 months was 524.1 per 1,000 residents and was 99.8% higher 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 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 206 (≈ 283.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plymouth Street (PO5 4HW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Plymouth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/119)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winston Churchill Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winston Churchill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Winston Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunsmore Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alec Rose Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worcester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milverton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Milverton Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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