Total Crime Rate

607.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.2 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 607.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.7 10/10
  • Public order 58.7 10/10
  • Robbery 30.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Other 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

Palmerston Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Jude , and the 18th 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 Palmerston Road (PO5 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 607.1 per 1,000 residents and was 266.1% higher than the St Jude average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 209.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (PO5 3QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palmerston Road, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashby Place (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palmerston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tonbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tonbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tonbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yves Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Palmerston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wilton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Judes Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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