Total Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.7 1/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Freestone Road area has the lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 578 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 Freestone Road (PO5 2NT) in the last 12 months was 9.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% lower than the St Jude average (165.9 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 , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freestone Road (PO5 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palmerston Road, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashby Place (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Freestone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hillborough Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillborough Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hillborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Other theft The Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Parade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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