Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Augustine Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Central Southsea , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Augustine Road (PO4 9AA) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Central Southsea average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 447.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Augustine Road (PO4 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Augustine Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Devonshire Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rochester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Albans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andover Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Jubilee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henley Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edmund Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —

Data Sources

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