Crime Rates at St James's Road, Southsea, PO5 4HU

St James'S Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 67th 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 St James'S Road (PO5 4HU) in the last 12 months was 278.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 140.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (PO5 4HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guildhall Walk, where police recorded 273 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (111 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.