Crime Rates at Rosebery Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 2PZ

Rosebery Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 578 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 Rosebery Avenue (PO6 2PZ) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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