Total Crime Rate
131.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Omega Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 190th highest crime rate of 588 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 Omega Street (PO5 4LG) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Omega Street (PO5 4LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quinton Close, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plymouth Street (42 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 | River'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Settlers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | East Surrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Omega Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackfriars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Milford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Arundel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Milford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cottage View | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Settlers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackfriars Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greetham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hudson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Railway View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hudson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hudson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Forbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henrietta Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
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