Hampshire Constabulary

Crime in Charles Dickens and Nelson

Street-level crime statistics for Charles Dickens and Nelson based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 8,167 crimes in last 12 months
8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

8,167 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓4.4% vs Previous 12 Months
8/100 Safety Score
25.3% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 8,167 total crimes recorded in Charles Dickens and Nelson

Violent Crime
3,362 41.2%
Anti-Social Behaviour
965 11.8%
↑5%
Shoplifting
918 11.2%
Public Order
683 8.4%
↓15%
Criminal Damage & Arson
487 6%
↓9%
Other Theft
389 4.8%
↓20%
Drugs
314 3.8%
↓8%
Vehicle Crime
257 3.1%
Burglary
175 2.1%
↓14%
Bicycle Theft
156 1.9%
Possession of Weapons
154 1.9%
↓17%
Robbery
124 1.5%
↑49%
Other Crime
110 1.3%
↓16%
Theft from Person
73 0.9%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Charles Dickens and Nelson

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Charles Dickens and Nelson (12 months)

Other Neighbourhoods — Hampshire Constabulary

Eastleigh Central Eastleigh East Eastleigh West Hedge End South Hedge End North Andover Town Andover North Andover South Andover East Romsey Town Romsey North Romsey East Basingstoke South Basingstoke Centre Basingstoke North Basingstoke West Basingstoke East Basingstoke Rural South Basingstoke Rural East Basingstoke Rural West Yateley, Blackwater and Hawley Hart Rural North Fleet and Church Crookham Hart Rural South Aldershot North Aldershot South Farnborough Farnborough North Farnborough West Farnborough South Waterside Totton New Forest Heart Ringwood and Fordingbridge Lymington New Milton Bevois Bargate Sholing and Bitterne Peartree and Woolston Portswood, Swaythling, and Bassett Bitterne North Shirley and Freemantle Coxford, Redbridge and Millbrook Portchester Fareham Crofton and Titchfield Western Wards Gosport East Gosport Central Gosport West Lee Fratton, Baffins Cosham Paulsgrove Hilsea, Copnor, Drayton and Farlington St Thomas Central Southsea and St Judes Eastney and Milton East Cowes and Wootton Ryde Wight Rural East Sandown and Lake Shanklin and Ventnor Wight Rural South Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural Newport Wight Rural West Havant and Emsworth Barncroft and Bedhampton Battins and West Leigh Hayling Island Waterlooville South Waterlooville North Alton Alton Rural Four Marks and Ropley Horndean Butser, Clanfield and Rowlands Castle Petersfield Longmoor Rural inc. Liphook Bordon Liss Winchester North Winchester Central Winchester South Twyford, Colden Common, Owslebury and Curbridge Bishops Waltham and Soberton Wickham and Whiteley West Meon and Hambledon Denmead and Southwick Winchester Rural West Winchester Rural North Winchester Rural East View all Hampshire Constabulary neighbourhoods
Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.