Total Crime Rate

1039.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

625.7 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 1039.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 625.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 519.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.7 10/10
  • Other theft 83.8 10/10
  • Public order 67.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 50.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.3 10/10
  • Burglary 33.5 10/10
  • Drugs 33.5 10/10
  • Robbery 22.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.4 10/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
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

St Pauls Road area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 6th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Road (PO5 4AA) in the last 12 months was 1039.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1117.0% 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 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 625.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (PO5 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Pauls Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Apr 2026Public order Colpoy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Astley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colpoy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft White Swan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southsea Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft King Richard 1 Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs White Swan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs White Swan Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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