Crime Rates at Rosebery Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 2PY

Rosebery Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 162nd 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 Rosebery Avenue (PO6 2PY) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Avenue (PO6 2PY), 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.