Crime Rates at Drayton Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7HW

Drayton Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drayton Road (PO2 7HW) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Baffins average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drayton Road (PO2 7HW), the main crime hotspot is near Beaulieu Road. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.