Total Crime Rate

377.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 377.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Old Reservoir Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Drayton and Farlington , and the 43rd 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 Old Reservoir Road (PO6 1SU) in the last 12 months was 377.9 per 1,000 residents and was 724.1% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 866.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 138.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Reservoir Road (PO6 1SU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Old Reservoir Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fitzherbert Spur Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastcopsey Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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