Crime in PO5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
PO5 recorded 289 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.57 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 17.9% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring91.48 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment289 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 17.9% year-on-year
Total Crimes
289Annual Crime Rate
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Within PO5 district
Portsmouth
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Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Clarence Road Map | total: 10 Shoplifting: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 10 |
| Richmond Place Map | total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Shoplifting: 3 | 10 |
| Clarence Parade Map | total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 9 |
| Ashby Place Map | total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 8 |
| Theatre/Concert Hall Map | total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 8 |
| Quinton Close Map | total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 7 |
| Henrietta Place Map | total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 7 |
| Tonbridge Street Map | total: 7 Shoplifting: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 7 |
| Palmerston Road Map | total: 7 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 7 |
| Further/Higher Educational Building Map | total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 7 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: PO5
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PO5 (41.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (15.2%) and Public Order (7.3%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in PO5 has fallen sharply — by 17.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for PO5 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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