Total Crime Rate
112.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Littlefield Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 229th highest crime rate of 588 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 Littlefield Road (PO6 4QY) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Littlefield Road (PO6 4QY), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cosham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pamela Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raymond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raymond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elgar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elgar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Road | Offender given a caution |
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