Total Crime Rate

122.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 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 122.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sothcott Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 213th 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 Sothcott Road (PO6 4WP) in the last 12 months was 122.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sothcott Road (PO6 4WP), 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 Sothcott Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seaview Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coltsmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dryden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Neelands Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaview Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dryden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dryden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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