Total Crime Rate
595.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lord Montgomery Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 21st highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lord Montgomery Way (PO1 2SB) in the last 12 months was 595.1 per 1,000 residents and was 113.9% higher than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 369.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lord Montgomery Way (PO1 2SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guildhall Walk, where police recorded 273 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (140 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wiltshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wiltshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wiltshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sackville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | White Swan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Pauls Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Alec Rose Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Michael'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Michael'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Michael'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Under investigation |
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