Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Southsea, PO5 3JA

Shaftesbury Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Jude , and the 270th highest crime rate of 588 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 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (PO5 3JA), 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.