Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cockleshell Gardens area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cockleshell Gardens (PO4 9SA) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Eastney and Craneswater average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cockleshell Gardens (PO4 9SA), the main crime hotspot is near Bransbury Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cockleshell Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sea Breeze Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Halliday Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bransbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Driftwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bransbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cockleshell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bransbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tideway Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maurice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maurice Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Halliday Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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