Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Southsea, PO5 3JA

Shaftesbury Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 278th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (PO5 3JA) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (PO5 3JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tonbridge Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashby Place (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.