Crime Rates at Prinsted Crescent, Portsmouth, PO6 1NS

Prinsted Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Drayton and Farlington , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 588 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 Prinsted Crescent (PO6 1NS) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 153.4% higher than the Drayton and Farlington average (45.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prinsted Crescent (PO6 1NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterworks Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.