Total Crime Rate

175.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 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 175.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Worthing Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 134th 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 Worthing Road (PO5 2RH) in the last 12 months was 175.9 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worthing Road (PO5 2RH), 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 Worthing Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lennox Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Onslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2155 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lennox Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hillborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Florence 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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