Crime Rates at Highbury Grove, Portsmouth, PO6 2RN

Highbury Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 58th 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 Highbury Grove (PO6 2RN) in the last 12 months was 305.0 per 1,000 residents and was 111.6% higher than the Cosham average (144.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 184.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Grove (PO6 2RN), the main crime hotspot is near Wembley Grove. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.