Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sudbury Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 240th 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 Sudbury Road (PO6 3QZ) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sudbury Road (PO6 3QZ), 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 Sudbury Road area

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

Data Sources

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