Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.1 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 124.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Peel Place area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 195th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peel Place (PO5 4JF) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peel Place (PO5 4JF), the main crime hotspot is near Guildhall Walk. Police recorded 336 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peel Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/136)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belmont Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Walk —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Mary Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Mary Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winston Churchill Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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