Total Crime Rate

668.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

272.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 668.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 272.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 216.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 188.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.0 10/10
  • Other theft 52.0 10/10
  • Public order 52.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southampton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 15th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southampton Road (PO6 4SA) in the last 12 months was 668.0 per 1,000 residents and was 379.8% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 272.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Road (PO6 4SA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 54 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Artillery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Artillery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Artillery Close
Apr 2026Public order Marsden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsden Road

Data Sources

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