Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 94.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kings Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 270th 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 Kings Road (PO5 4EF) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 Bicycle theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (PO5 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Michael'S Road (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Astley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southsea Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Colpoy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colpoy Street Under investigation
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 2026Other theft South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landport Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Landport Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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