Total Crime Rate

151.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottage View area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 171st highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottage View (PO1 1LU) in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Charles Dickens average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage View (PO1 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottage View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxstoke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lords Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lords Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Omega Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Omega Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Omega Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wimpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Settlers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Somerville Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridgeside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Coburg Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Tyseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Coburg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fyning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fyning Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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