data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
109
YoY +30%
ASB
26
YoY +62%
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY +100%
Burglary
12
YoY +71%
Criminal damage
29
YoY +53%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
55
YoY +49%
Public Order
29
YoY +71%
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · public order up sharply · vehicle crime rising
302
incidents · Apr '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,721
White Brit.84.7%
Indian3.4%
Other White2.4%
Other Asian2.0%
Chinese1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 6.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,720
Christian48.1%
No religion40.5%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim2.6%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,711
50–6418.5%
35–4917.6%
65–7413.9%
25–349.3%
75–849.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.4%
Households
Total households: 744
Any member 66+21.4%
All members 66+15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
Other10.5%
+ 7 other households · 28.4%
Administrative Information
Portsmouth
Local Authority
Council Area
Portsmouth North E14001431
Constituency
E14001431
Hampshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Cosham
Constituency code
E14001431
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Portsmouth, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Portsmouth
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Wessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Portsmouth City Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - 10R
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Portsmouth 003A E01017050
E01017050
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 003 E02003526
E02003526
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Portsmouth 003A E01017050
E01017050
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Portsmouth 003 E02003526
E02003526
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:51 AM
Sunrise
8:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:51 AM
Sunset (today)
8:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PO6 2QZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 22835
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017050 and MSOA E02003526 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PO6 2QZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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