Total Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stamshaw Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stamshaw Road (PO2 8SD) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Hilsea average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stamshaw Road (PO2 8SD), 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.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Strode Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stamshaw Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meyrick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meyrick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gruneisen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gruneisen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stamshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucklers Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strode Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | London Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | North End Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeaton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeaton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Smeaton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Strode Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jervis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Penrose Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twyford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Marks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Marks Road | Under investigation |
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