Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 200.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Drugs 48.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Orkney Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 119th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orkney Road (PO6 3UE) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orkney Road (PO6 3UE), the main crime hotspot is near St Georges Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orkney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Islay Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Georges Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Arran Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walberton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Jura Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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