Total Crime Rate

172.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stamshaw Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Nelson , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 588 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 Stamshaw Road (PO2 8LQ) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% higher than the Nelson average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 125.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stamshaw Road (PO2 8LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 275 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stamshaw Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Heathfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heathfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Stamshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pitcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mills Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Mills Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mills Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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