Total Crime Rate

514.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 514.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 203.6 10/10
  • Drugs 67.4 10/10
  • Public order 50.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.6 7/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Denning Mews area has the 13th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 31st 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 Denning Mews (PO5 4LF) in the last 12 months was 514.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% 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 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 203 (β‰ˆ 279.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denning Mews (PO5 4LF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 401 crimes here, including 157 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denning Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
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Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Settlers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settlers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft East Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth And Southsea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Arundel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greetham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greetham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Worcester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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