Total Crime Rate

131.6 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 131.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Braintree Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 189th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Braintree Road (PO6 3RE) in the last 12 months was 131.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braintree Road (PO6 3RE), the main crime hotspot is near Norwich Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Braintree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Tankerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braintree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Norwich Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hockley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hockley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wymering Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tankerton Close 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 Washbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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