Total Crime Rate
524.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
413.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holbeach 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.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walsingham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cromer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cromer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cavell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wymering Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cavell Drive | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fairfield Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cavell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cavell Drive | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tankerton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hythe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cavell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cavell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westerham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowestoft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lowestoft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowestoft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westerham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westerham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mablethorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavell Drive | Under investigation |
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