Total Crime Rate

595.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 595.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 298.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.9 10/10
  • Public order 62.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lord 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 2SG) 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 2SG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Montgomery Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Walk
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Walk
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Michael'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime St Michael'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Guildhall Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Walk
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bedford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alec Rose Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hampshire Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Landport Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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