Total Crime Rate
146.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Froddington Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 172nd 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 Froddington Road (PO5 4LB) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Froddington Road (PO5 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quinton Close, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Road (40 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucknow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkshire Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lucknow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkshire Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bridgeside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bridgeside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montgomerie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Berkshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Quinton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quinton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berkshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Andrews Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cumberland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carlisle Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Omega Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
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