Total Crime Rate

165.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 165.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Old College Walk area has the 16th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 149th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old College Walk (PO6 2DB) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Cosham average (139.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old College Walk (PO6 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Wembley Grove. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old College Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wembley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chatsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old College Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old College Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old College Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old College Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old College Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wembley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wembley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wembley Grove —
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Data Sources

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