Postcode · Southsea
Crime in PO5 3JU
How much crime is recorded in PO5 3JU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southsea West
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,750 (2024)
How safe is PO5 3JU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO5 3JU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PO5 3JUNational
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.54.5
Burglary4.19.1
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.