Total Crime Rate

165.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.8 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 165.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beach Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 150th highest crime rate of 578 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 Beach Road (PO5 2JH) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (85.4 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 113.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road (PO5 2JH), the main crime hotspot is near Beach Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2155 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimbledon Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Onslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kirkstall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Florence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worthing Road 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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