Crime Rates at Sixth Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 3PD

Sixth Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 241st highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sixth Avenue (PO6 3PD) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sixth Avenue (PO6 3PD), the main crime hotspot is near Fourth Avenue. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.