Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knowsley Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 578 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 Knowsley Road (PO6 2PD) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowsley Road (PO6 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldroke Street, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cosham Interchange (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aldroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosham Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cosham —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cosham —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Aldroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cosham Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cosham Interchange Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitreavie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pitreavie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aldroke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldroke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vectis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowsley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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