Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Lower Drayton Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Drayton and Farlington , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 588 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 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Drayton Lane (PO6 2EN), 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 Lower Drayton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dysart Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Central Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scholars' Walk —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Scholars' Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scholars' Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Southbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dysart Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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