Total Crime Rate

201.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.9 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 201.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Marys Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Fratton , and the 112th 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 St Marys Road (PO1 5PL) in the last 12 months was 201.6 per 1,000 residents and was 108.7% higher than the Fratton average (96.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -93.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 116.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Road (PO1 5PL), the main crime hotspot is near St Marys Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Proctor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olinda Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brookfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adames Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olinda Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glencoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olinda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Olinda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beecham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcome Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guardians Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beecham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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