Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Southsea, PO5 3JP

Shaftesbury Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 217th 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 Shaftesbury Road (PO5 3JP) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (PO5 3JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palmerston Road, where police recorded 132 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.