Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hythe Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 578 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 Hythe Road (PO6 3JY) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Cosham average (139.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hythe Road (PO6 3JY), the main crime hotspot is near Cavell Drive. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hythe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavell Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fourth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cavell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cavell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cavell Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mablethorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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