Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 1BL
How much crime is recorded in PO6 1BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Drayton & Farlington
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,676 (2024)
PO6 1BLPortsmouth
How safe is PO6 1BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 1BL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PO6 1BLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.61.5
Burglary1.69.1
Other theft1.54.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.