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

St James'S Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 127th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James'S Road (PO5 4HX) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (PO5 4HX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.