Crime Rate in Cosham, ward

Cosham has the 4th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Portsmouth district and the 706th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 81st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cosham in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% higher than the Portsmouth district average (128.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cosham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 885 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 15 cases , down -6.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,139 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cosham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Spur Road, with 237 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cavell Drive (134 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.