Total Crime Rate

118.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 118.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 79.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hawthorn Crescent area has the 24th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 221st 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 Hawthorn Crescent (PO6 2TR) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower than the Cosham average (139.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Crescent (PO6 2TR), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowsley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitreavie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chatsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowsley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old College Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old College Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old College Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old College Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old College Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitreavie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pitreavie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
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 Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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