Crime Rates at Lower Drayton Lane, Portsmouth, PO6 2EN

Lower Drayton Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Drayton and Farlington , and the 275th 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 Lower Drayton Lane (PO6 2EN) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 114.2% higher than the Drayton and Farlington average (43.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Drayton Lane (PO6 2EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scholars' Walk (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.