Crime Rates at Dorking Crescent, Portsmouth, PO6 2QD

Dorking Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorking Crescent (PO6 2QD) in the last 12 months was 1449.3 per 1,000 residents and was 905.4% higher than the Cosham average (144.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 232.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 405.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorking Crescent (PO6 2QD), the main crime hotspot is near Spur Road. Police recorded 237 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.