Crime Rates at Palmerston Road, Southsea, PO5 3PS

Palmerston Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 90th 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 Palmerston Road (PO5 3PS) in the last 12 months was 235.0 per 1,000 residents and was 179.2% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 102.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (PO5 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmerston Road (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.