Total Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oyster Mews area has the 24th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 191st highest crime rate of 578 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 Oyster Mews (PO1 2JS) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% higher than the Eastney and Craneswater average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oyster Mews (PO1 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nobbs Lane, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beehive Walk (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oyster Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camber Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nobbs Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battery Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battery Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Poynings Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jupiter Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Public order Warblington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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