Total Crime Rate

243.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highbury Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 84th highest crime rate of 578 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 243.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Grove (PO6 2RN), the main crime hotspot is near Wembley Grove. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highbury Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wembley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old College Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chatsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old College Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old College Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old College Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old College Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wembley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wembley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wembley Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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