Total Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dean Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dean Road (PO6 3DG) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dean Road (PO6 3DG), the main crime hotspot is near Spur Road. Police recorded 237 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cosham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cosham Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spur Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Spur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spur Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wayte Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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