Crime Rate in Drayton and Farlington, ward

Drayton and Farlington has the lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Portsmouth district and the 2086th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 379th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Drayton and Farlington in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the Portsmouth district average (125.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Drayton and Farlington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 253 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 312 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Drayton and Farlington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 50 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (21 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.