Total Crime Rate
157.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cottage View area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 158th highest crime rate of 588 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 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (β 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cottage View (PO1 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Coburg Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cottage View | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cottage View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Canal Walk | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greetham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | April Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greetham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Landport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Milford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackfriars Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackfriars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Omega Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Milford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
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