Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gofton Avenue area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 194th 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 Gofton Avenue (PO6 2NG) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower than the Cosham average (144.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gofton Avenue (PO6 2NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdale Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebery Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gofton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dysart Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lendorber Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dysart Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Court Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langdale Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Mansvid Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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