Crime Rates at Stafford Road, Southsea, PO5 2AD

Stafford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Jude , and the 15th highest crime rate of 588 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 Stafford Road (PO5 2AD) in the last 12 months was 677.2 per 1,000 residents and was 284.7% higher 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 307.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Road (PO5 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Road (87 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.