Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 2DF
How much crime is recorded in PO6 2DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cosham South
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
PO6 2DFPortsmouth
How safe is PO6 2DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 2DF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PO6 2DFNational
Violence and sexual offences36.323.6
Shoplifting13.38.4
Public order8.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Other theft6.44.5
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Burglary3.99.1
Robbery3.51.4
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.