Total Crime Rate

194.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 194.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Robbery 15.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nobbs Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 124th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nobbs Lane (PO1 2EY) in the last 12 months was 194.4 per 1,000 residents and was 131.0% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nobbs Lane (PO1 2EY), the main crime hotspot is near Beehive Walk. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nobbs Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beehive Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beehive Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Britain Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Britain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britain Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Thomas'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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