Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 140.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dryden Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 186th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dryden Avenue (PO6 4PP) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Avenue (PO6 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dryden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaview Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dryden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Shoplifting Seaview Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dryden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dryden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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 Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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