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

Lower Drayton Lane area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 578 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 Lower Drayton Lane (PO6 2LA) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower than the Cosham average (139.2 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Drayton Lane (PO6 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirtley Close, where police recorded 30 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.