Total Crime Rate

604.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 604.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.0 9/10
  • Public order 68.0 10/10
  • Other theft 64.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 19th highest crime rate of 588 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 This (PO6 4SB) in the last 12 months was 604.0 per 1,000 residents and was 319.0% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 38.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 276.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode PO6 4SB, the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in PO6 4SB area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allaway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allaway Avenue —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Birdlip Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dellfield Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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