Total Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Padwick Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Padwick Avenue (PO6 2JL) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padwick Avenue (PO6 2JL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Padwick Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalkridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woolner Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mulberry Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walberton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Jura Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lendorber Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Georges Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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