Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 19.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dysart Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 578 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 Dysart Avenue (PO6 2NA) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dysart Avenue (PO6 2NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dysart Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholars' Walk Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carshalton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholars' Walk Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lordington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dysart Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carshalton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carshalton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregaron Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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