Crime Rates at Hythe Road, Portsmouth, PO6 3JY

Hythe Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 258th 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 Hythe Road (PO6 3JY) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hythe Road (PO6 3JY), the main crime hotspot is near Cavell Drive. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.