Total Crime Rate

507.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 507.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 222.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.0 10/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Robbery 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Clarendon Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 29th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarendon Road (PO5 2ED) in the last 12 months was 507.3 per 1,000 residents and was 205.9% higher than the St Jude average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 175.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarendon Road (PO5 2ED), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clarendon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphinstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tonbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tonbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Parade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Place 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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