Total Crime Rate

387.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.9 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 387.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.0 10/10
  • Public order 41.4 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Cross Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 41st 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 Cross Street (PO5 4PP) in the last 12 months was 387.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% higher 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 224.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (PO5 4PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Isambard Brunel Road (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winston Churchill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somers Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosaic Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosaic Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mosaic Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winston Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Forbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Forbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Forbury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winston Churchill Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mosaic Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Davids Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxstoke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrews Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milverton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Milverton Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milverton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fraser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabbe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Isambard Brunel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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