Total Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.7 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 9.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.7 1/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Victoria Road South area has the lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 12th 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 Victoria Road South (PO5 2BS) in the last 12 months was 9.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% lower than the St Jude average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road South (PO5 2BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Place, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
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 2026Possession of weapons Lennox Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lennox Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Hillborough Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Taswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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