Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rochford Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 260th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochford Road (PO6 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 340.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochford Road (PO6 3QJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rochford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tankerton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Service Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tankerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tankerton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fairfield Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Norwich Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braintree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hockley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Service Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wymering Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Service Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hockley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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