Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 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

Islay Gardens area has the 37th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 233rd 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 Islay Gardens (PO6 3UF) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Islay Gardens (PO6 3UF), the main crime hotspot is near Spur Road. Police recorded 237 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Islay Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Jura Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Spur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Spur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spur Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Arran Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Georges Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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