Total Crime Rate

205.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 205.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Other theft 33.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Portsmouth Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 112th 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 Portsmouth Road (PO6 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 205.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% higher than the Cosham average (144.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portsmouth Road (PO6 2SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cosham Interchange. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portsmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cosham Interchange Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cosham Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Cosham Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cosham Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cosham Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cosham Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Roebuck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Donaldson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Northern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roebuck Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Donaldson Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Donaldson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cosham Interchange Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cosham Interchange Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Cosham Interchange Under investigation
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Data Sources

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