Total Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wymering Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 41st 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 Wymering Lane (PO6 3QU) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wymering Lane (PO6 3QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tankerton Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mablethorpe Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cosham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tankerton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hockley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wymering Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mablethorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braintree 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 | Other crime | Fairfield Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hockley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tankerton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tankerton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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