Total Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 19.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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

Newbolt Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newbolt Road (PO6 4NT) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newbolt Road (PO6 4NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dryden Avenue, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingscote Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newbolt Road area

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

Data Sources

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