Total Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sudbury Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 578 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 3RA) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sudbury Road (PO6 3RA), the main crime hotspot is near Service Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 35 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
Apr 2026Public order Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Halstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lowestoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pebmarsh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pebmarsh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halstead Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pebmarsh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bromyard Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bromyard Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hockley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hockley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hockley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Service Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Meadowsweet Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowestoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fitzpatrick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walsingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowestoft Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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