Crime Rates at Wordsworth Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 4PL

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 80th 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 Wordsworth Avenue (PO6 4PL) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (PO6 4PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Browning Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dryden Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.