Total Crime Rate
144.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Somers Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 174th 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 Somers Road (PO5 4PR) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somers Road (PO5 4PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ockendon Close (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 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yarborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | River'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | River'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | River'S Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Milverton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Milverton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henrietta Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henrietta Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
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