Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 65.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Salisbury Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 237th 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 Salisbury Road (PO6 2PL) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (PO6 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 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 Salisbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walberton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mulberry Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lonsdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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