Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Jervis Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Nelson , and the 255th 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 Jervis Road (PO2 8PR) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Nelson average (146.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jervis Road (PO2 8PR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jervis Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jervis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Smeaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childe Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Childe Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childe Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twyford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tipner Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tipner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tipner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcomen Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gruneisen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gruneisen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strode Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strode Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meyrick Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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