Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Truro Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 104th 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 Truro Road (PO6 4NP) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Truro Road (PO6 4NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Browning Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pendennis Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Truro Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Pendennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Browning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coltsmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Edge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bude Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Edge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pendennis Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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