Total Crime Rate

186.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 186.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 99.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Armory Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 121st 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 Armory Lane (PO1 2PH) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 118.4% 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 Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armory Lane (PO1 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ordnance Row (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Armory Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jupiter Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nobbs Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victory Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battery Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battery Row —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nobbs Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camber Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warblington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warblington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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