Crime Rates at Elm Grove, Southsea, PO5 1JQ

Elm Grove area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 128th highest crime rate of 578 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 Elm Grove (PO5 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 179.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the Charles Dickens average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (PO5 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Milverton Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.