Total Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Freshwater Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 110th 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 Freshwater Road (PO6 3HT) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freshwater Road (PO6 3HT), 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 Freshwater Road area

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

Data Sources

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