Total Crime Rate

274.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 274.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Magdala Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 69th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Magdala Road (PO6 2QQ) in the last 12 months was 274.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magdala Road (PO6 2QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Aldroke Street. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Magdala Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldroke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Georges Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cosham Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldroke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lonsdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldroke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walberton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mulberry Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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