Total Crime Rate

215.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 215.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hereford Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Jude , and the 107th 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 Hereford Road (PO5 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 215.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 130.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Road (PO5 2DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stafford Road. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hereford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mosaic Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2154 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime B2154 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belmont Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belmont Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Drugs B2151 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belmont Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Garden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B2154 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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