Crime Rates at St Pauls Road, Southsea, PO5 4EW

St Pauls Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 251st highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Road (PO5 4EW) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 Bicycle theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (PO5 4EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Michael'S Road, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.