Total Crime Rate
235.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarence Parade 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 Clarence Parade (PO5 3RJ) 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 Clarence Parade (PO5 3RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Palmerston Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastney and Craneswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Judes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Osborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elphinstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Portland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tonbridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tonbridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tonbridge Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tonbridge Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Judes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.