Total Crime Rate
4.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ravenswood Gardens area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Jude , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Ravenswood Gardens (PO5 2LU) in the last 12 months was 4.7 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% lower than the St Jude average (176.0 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Ravenswood Gardens (PO5 2LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Jude| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Florence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kenilworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richmond Place | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richmond Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Richmond Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Richmond Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wilton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
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