Total Crime Rate

301.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 301.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.9 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Medina Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 60th highest crime rate of 588 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 Medina Road (PO6 3HF) in the last 12 months was 301.8 per 1,000 residents and was 109.4% higher 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 189.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medina Road (PO6 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near Sundridge Close. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Medina Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ashurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sundridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brighstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chipstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Tankerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tankerton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tankerton Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sundridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chipstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sundridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fairfield Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashurst Road
Sep 2025Other theft Ashurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sundridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ashurst Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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