Total Crime Rate

767.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

426.2 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 767.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 426.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 311.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.3 10/10
  • Public order 88.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.0 10/10
  • Other theft 55.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.8 7/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
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

Albert Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 11th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Road (PO5 2SG) in the last 12 months was 767.2 per 1,000 residents and was 798.6% 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 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 426.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (PO5 2SG), 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 Albert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Inglis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatrice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beatrice Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beatrice Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncan Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Outram Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2151 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B2151 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albert Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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