Total Crime Rate
111.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grosvenor Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 231st 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 Grosvenor Street (PO5 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grosvenor Street (PO5 4JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Isambard Brunel Road (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winston Churchill Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playfair Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winston Churchill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | River'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | River'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | River'S Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quinton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Margate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yarborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isambard Brunel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarborough Road | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.