Total Crime Rate

238.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 238.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 87th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PO6 3BB) in the last 12 months was 238.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO6 3BB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aldroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aldroke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldroke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Spur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Roebuck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vectis Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cosham Interchange Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vectis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cosham Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vectis Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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