Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 2DH
How much crime is recorded in PO6 2DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cosham North
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,776 (2024)
How safe is PO6 2DH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 2DH area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 2DHNational
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.