Total Crime Rate

334.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 334.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 240.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Little Southsea Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 49th 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 Little Southsea Street (PO5 3DD) in the last 12 months was 334.6 per 1,000 residents and was 101.7% higher than the St Jude average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Southsea Street (PO5 3DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Street, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ockendon Close (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Little Southsea Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightingale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colpoy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ockendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Edwards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Colpoy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southsea Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ockendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Landport Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Parade Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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