Total Crime Rate

403.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 403.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 204.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bathing Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 37th 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 Bathing Lane (PO1 2UA) in the last 12 months was 403.3 per 1,000 residents and was 372.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bathing Lane (PO1 2UA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bathing Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Oyster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jupiter Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battery Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battery Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camber Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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