Total Crime Rate

256.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.9 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 256.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmerston Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmerston Road (PO5 3QE) in the last 12 months was 256.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 135.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (PO5 3QE), 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 Palmerston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lennox Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lennox Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Judes Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area 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 Elphinstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Ashby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashby Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wilton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Richmond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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