Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Ashling Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 287th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashling Lane (PO2 0AR) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower than the Copnor average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashling Lane (PO2 0AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashling Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bevis Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havant Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Basin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Basin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pitcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angerstein Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drayton Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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