Crime Rates at Armory Lane, Portsmouth, PO1 2PF

Armory Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armory Lane (PO1 2PF) in the last 12 months was 253.6 per 1,000 residents and was 201.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 342.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 153.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 220.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armory Lane (PO1 2PF), the main crime hotspot is near Ordnance Row. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.