Central Southsea and St Judes — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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https://www.hampshirealert.co.uk/ Weekly reports are being written by officers from the local Beat Team so please sign up to find out more. Central Southsea ward, is situated to the north of St Judes bordered by Goldsmith Avenue, Victoria Road North, Albert Road and Winter Road. This area incorporates the busy independant shopping and dining area of Albert Road and Fawcett Road. This area is mainly residential with a large student population. St Judes ward, which is situated in the South of the city and covers the area incorporating Southsea Common, The Pyramids leisure facilities and the shopping area of Palmerston Road. If you would like to have your say on the Policing of this area please copy and paste this link and complete the survey - https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Southsea

Contact the team

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

328 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (344): ▼ 16 (5%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences113 · 34%
Shoplifting60 · 18%
Anti-social behaviour40 · 12%
Other theft19 · 6%
Public order19 · 6%
Criminal damage and arson18 · 5%
Drugs15 · 5%
Robbery10 · 3%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

235 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect108 · 46%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified90 · 38%
Awaiting court outcome20 · 9%
Local resolution7 · 3%
Action to be taken by another organisation5 · 2%
Formal action is not in the public interest4 · 2%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Violence

Reduce violence against women and girls – focus on safety in our night time economy, preventing offending and targeting areas of risk

Set: 2026-05-01

Acquisitive Crime

Tackling acquisitive crime which is harming communities, in particular theft from motor vehicles and theft of motor vehicles across the City

Set: 2026-05-01

Drugs

Op Magentite – Focus on Drug Related anti-social behaviour and Harm across the City

Set: 2026-05-01

Retail Crime

Reducing retail crime and ASB, improving the safety for workers and visitors across the City.

Set: 2026-05-01

Community

Focus on Community Cohesion – Being well engaged with all of our communities; Working in partnership to build a more inclusive city.

Set: 2026-05-01

Team locations

Southsea Fire Station, 170 Somers Road (station)Southsea Fire Station 170 Somers Road Southsea , PO5 4LU

Official Central Southsea and St Judes team page on Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary's site

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Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary.