Total Crime Rate
65.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hadleigh 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 Hadleigh Road (PO6 3RD) 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 Hadleigh Road (PO6 3RD), 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.
View Crime In Cosham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wymering Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Service Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hockley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tankerton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tankerton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tankerton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Service Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Service Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Service Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Service Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Washbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hockley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braintree Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norwich Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Norwich Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Halstead 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 | Vehicle crime | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Service Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fairfield Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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