Crime Rates at Northern Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3DL

Northern Road area has the highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 588 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 Northern Road (PO6 3DL) in the last 12 months was 1449.3 per 1,000 residents and was 905.4% higher than the Cosham average (144.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 232.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 405.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northern Road (PO6 3DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spur Road, where police recorded 237 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sundridge Close (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.