Crime Rates at Poynings Place, Portsmouth, PO1 2PB

Poynings Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 96th 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 Poynings Place (PO1 2PB) in the last 12 months was 223.9 per 1,000 residents and was 166.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 95.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poynings Place (PO1 2PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nobbs Lane, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halfpenny Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.