Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Nelson , and the 244th 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 8LX) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stamshaw Road (PO2 8LX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 33 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 2025Robbery Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stamshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bucklers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime London Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cardiff Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King Edward'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gladys Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North End Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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