Total Crime Rate

123.8 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 123.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Washbrook Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 201st 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 Washbrook Road (PO6 3SA) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washbrook Road (PO6 3SA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Washbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Service Road
Sep 2025Other theft Dursley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Service Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Service Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakemere Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blakemere Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hockley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braintree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hockley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kenchester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bredenbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bredenbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Credenhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Credenhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Norwich Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenchester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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