Total Crime Rate

190.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.5 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 190.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 147.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

St Pauls Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 117th 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 St Pauls Road (PO5 4AE) in the last 12 months was 190.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower than the Charles Dickens average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 147.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (PO5 4AE), 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 (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
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 Further/Higher Educational Building Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Astley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landport Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Landport Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southsea Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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