Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Central Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Drayton and Farlington , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Road (PO6 1QU) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Road (PO6 1QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scholars' Walk, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homefield Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Central Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Scholars' Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scholars' Walk —
Sep 2025Public order Central Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scholars' Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Solent Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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