Total Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Lowestoft Road 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 Lowestoft Road (PO6 3RL) 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 Lowestoft Road (PO6 3RL), 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 Lowestoft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tankerton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tankerton Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Fairfield Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Norwich Road 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 Norwich Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Harwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tankerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braintree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hockley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hockley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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