Crime Rates at Highbury Grove, Portsmouth, PO6 2RT

Highbury 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 2RT) 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 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Old College Walk. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.