Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 2JA
How much crime is recorded in PO6 2JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cosham North
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,937 (2024)
PO6 2JAPortsmouth
How safe is PO6 2JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 2JA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 2JANational
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Shoplifting2.98.4
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.