Crime Rate in Drayton and Farlington, ward

Drayton and Farlington has the lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Portsmouth district and the 2200th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 406th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Drayton and Farlington in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Portsmouth district average (128.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Drayton and Farlington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 264 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 331 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Drayton and Farlington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 49 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Waterworks Road (21 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.