This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.84 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.84 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Cosham
Crime trends · Cosham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
87
YoY stable
ASB
28
YoY +87%
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY +50%
Burglary
3
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
11
YoY +10%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
63
YoY +37%
Other Theft
27
YoY +350%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · other theft up sharply · asb rising
281
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Cosham
Ethnicity
Total residents: 14,441
White Brit.84.3%
Other White3.6%
Indian2.8%
Other Asian2.4%
African1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 5.6%
Religion
Total residents: 14,442
No religion48.9%
Christian41.9%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim2.3%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 14,444
35–4919.2%
50–6418.8%
25–3414.5%
65–749.3%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Total households: 5,874
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
Other14.2%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
