Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Southsea, PO5 3JR

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 3JR) 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 3JR), 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.