Crime Rates at Stanley Street, Southsea, PO5 2DS

Stanley Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanley Street (PO5 2DS) in the last 12 months was 256.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 135.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Street (PO5 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near Palmerston Road. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.