Total Crime Rate

178.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 178.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Simons Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 129th 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 St Simons Road (PO5 2PE) in the last 12 months was 178.9 per 1,000 residents and was 109.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Simons Road (PO5 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Simons Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lennox Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence 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 2026Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Florence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2155 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Onslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimbledon Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Allen'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lennox Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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