Total Crime Rate

189.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 189.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southampton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 588 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 Southampton Road (PO6 4PZ) in the last 12 months was 189.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Road (PO6 4PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sothcott Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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