Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftesbury Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Jude , and the 256th 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 Shaftesbury Road (PO5 3JP) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (PO5 3JP), the main crime hotspot is near Palmerston Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Edwards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elphinstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Road —
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elm Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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