Total Crime Rate
127.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Froddington Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 206th 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 Froddington Road (PO5 4LB) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Froddington Road (PO5 4LB), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vivash Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkshire Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkshire Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stansted Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stansted Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Somers Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Somers Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somers Road North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Forbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lower Forbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Forbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Canal Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fraser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Aldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vivash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bailey'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Road | — |
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