Total Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queens Place area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 578 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 Queens Place (PO5 3HF) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the St Jude average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Place (PO5 3HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palmerston Road, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milverton Close (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Jude| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Belmont Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaftesbury Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cottage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queens Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Windsor Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mosaic Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mosaic Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mosaic Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mosaic Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Milverton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Milverton Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milverton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Place | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ashby Place | Under investigation |
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