Crime Rates at Drayton Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0BU

Drayton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Copnor , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 578 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 Drayton Road (PO2 0BU) in the last 12 months was 257.0 per 1,000 residents and was 170.1% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 154.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drayton Road (PO2 0BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaulieu Road, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.