Crime Rates at Fifth Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 3PE

Fifth Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 44th highest crime rate of 588 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 Fifth Avenue (PO6 3PE) in the last 12 months was 370.8 per 1,000 residents and was 157.2% higher 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 270.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fifth Avenue (PO6 3PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashurst Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.