Crime Rates at Elm Grove, Southsea, PO5 1LR

Elm Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 33rd 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 Elm Grove (PO5 1LR) in the last 12 months was 475.1 per 1,000 residents and was 186.4% higher than the St Jude average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 228.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (PO5 1LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Road (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.