Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Jude , and the 251st 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 Kings Road (PO5 3AH) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the St Jude average (176.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (PO5 3AH), the main crime hotspot is near St Michael'S Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Southsea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Landport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hampshire Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Dartmouth Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dartmouth Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush St West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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