Crime Rates at Elm Grove, Southsea, PO5 1JP

Elm Grove area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Jude , and the 279th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Grove (PO5 1JP) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the St Jude average (176.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (PO5 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Road (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.