Crime Rates at St Matthews Road, Portsmouth, PO6 2DJ

St Matthews Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 588 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 St Matthews Road (PO6 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% lower than the Cosham average (144.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthews Road (PO6 2DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Spur Road. Police recorded 237 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.