Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO6 1DB
How much crime is recorded in PO6 1DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Drayton & Farlington
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,537 (2024)
PO6 1DBPortsmouth
How safe is PO6 1DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO6 1DB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 1DBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Shoplifting4.48.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Burglary1.79.1
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.