Crime Rates at Sussex Road, Southsea, PO5 3EX

Sussex Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Jude , and the 270th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Sussex Road (PO5 3EX) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Road (PO5 3EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Street, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashby Place (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.