Total Crime Rate

271.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 271.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gurnard Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 588 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 Gurnard Road (PO6 3HN) in the last 12 months was 271.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% higher than the Cosham average (144.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gurnard Road (PO6 3HN), 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 Gurnard Road area

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

Data Sources

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