Crime Rates at Dunsmore Close, Southsea, PO5 4JE

Dunsmore Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 67th highest crime rate of 588 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 Dunsmore Close (PO5 4JE) in the last 12 months was 278.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 140.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunsmore Close (PO5 4JE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.