Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.3 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 94.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Driftwood Gardens area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eastney and Craneswater , and the 273rd 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 Driftwood Gardens (PO4 9ND) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Driftwood Gardens (PO4 9ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Driftwood Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Centurion Gate (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Driftwood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Halliday Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Melville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Halliday Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Driftwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cockleshell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centurion Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sea Breeze Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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