Total Crime Rate

7.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 7.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beaconsfield Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 7th 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 Beaconsfield Avenue (PO6 2PS) in the last 12 months was 7.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaconsfield Avenue (PO6 2PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chatsworth Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindisfarne Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beaconsfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowsley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bernard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowsley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Chatsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mansvid Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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