Total Crime Rate

234.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 234.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.0 10/10
  • Public order 43.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackfriars Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 90th 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 Blackfriars Road (PO5 4LR) in the last 12 months was 234.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 153.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackfriars Road (PO5 4LR), the main crime hotspot is near Henrietta Place. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackfriars Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winston Churchill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomerie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridgeside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrews Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hudson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Forbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabbe Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabbe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Davids Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plymouth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tyseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxstoke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plymouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Omega Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Omega Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Omega Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Omega Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winston Churchill Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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