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