Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 2NF
How much crime is recorded in PO6 2NF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cosham South
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,033 (2024)
PO6 2NFPortsmouth
How safe is PO6 2NF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 2NF 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
12.6
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 2NFNational
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Shoplifting4.58.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Burglary1.89.1
Other theft1.64.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.12.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.