Total Crime Rate
90.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highbury Grove area has the 29th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 282nd 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 2RS) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 214.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highbury Grove (PO6 2RS), the main crime hotspot is near Cosham. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cosham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitreavie Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highbury Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highbury Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cosham | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cosham | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cosham | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cosham | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knowsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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