Crime Rates at Castle Road, Southsea, PO5 3DE

Castle Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Road (PO5 3DE) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the St Jude average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (PO5 3DE), 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.