Total Crime Rate

302.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 302.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Auckland Road West area has the 8th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 58th 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 Auckland Road West (PO5 3NY) in the last 12 months was 302.9 per 1,000 residents and was 254.8% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 193.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Auckland Road West (PO5 3NY), the main crime hotspot is near Palmerston Road. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Auckland Road West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Ashby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Judes Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queens Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Palmerston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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