Total Crime Rate

524.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

413.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 524.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 413.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 317.3 10/10
  • Public order 79.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Other theft 36.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Holbeach Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 24th highest crime rate of 578 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 Holbeach Close (PO6 3LD) in the last 12 months was 524.1 per 1,000 residents and was 276.4% higher 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 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 413.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holbeach Close (PO6 3LD), 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 Holbeach Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walsingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cromer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cavell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wymering Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cavell Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavell Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tankerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cavell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowestoft Road
Apr 2026Public order Lowestoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowestoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westerham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mablethorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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