Total Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.7 3/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merton Road (PO5 2AW) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower than the St Jude average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Merton Road (PO5 2AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Place, where police recorded 110 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.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Woodpath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime B2151 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Richmond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hillborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ursula Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2151 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Grove Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ursula Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albert Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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