Total Crime Rate

213.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 213.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Somers Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 101st 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 Somers Road (PO5 4PS) in the last 12 months was 213.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somers Road (PO5 4PS), the main crime hotspot is near Milverton Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somers Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road North
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Forbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomerie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ursula Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ursula Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Davids Road
Apr 2026Drugs Milverton Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bailey'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chivers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabbe Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabbe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Forbury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Forbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Forbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Milverton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Somerville Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margate Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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