Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 2SX
How much crime is recorded in PO6 2SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cosham South
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,565 (2024)
How safe is PO6 2SX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 2SX 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
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 2SXNational
Shoplifting32.48.4
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Burglary5.09.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Robbery1.21.4
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Drugs1.12.4
Other theft1.14.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.