Crime Rates at Lowestoft Road, Portsmouth, PO6 3RL

Lowestoft Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 77th 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 Lowestoft Road (PO6 3RL) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowestoft Road (PO6 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowsweet Way, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norwich Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.