Total Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Halstead Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 30th 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 Halstead Road (PO6 3NZ) in the last 12 months was 11.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Halstead Road (PO6 3NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Service Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cosham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Service Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Halstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Harwich Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harwich Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braintree Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fifth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hockley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wymering Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hockley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Service Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Service Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Service Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Service Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Service Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tankerton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fairfield Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tankerton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tankerton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
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