Crime Rates at High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3AJ

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 39th highest crime rate of 578 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 High Street (PO6 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 388.1 per 1,000 residents and was 178.7% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 221.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO6 3AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Spur Road. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.