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

St Matthews Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 233rd 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 2DL) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Cosham average (144.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthews Road (PO6 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Georges Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.