Total Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brownlow Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brownlow Close (PO1 4EP) in the last 12 months was 9.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Brownlow Close (PO1 4EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sultan Road, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Road (61 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 | Other theft | All Saints Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cornmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sultan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sultan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | All Saints Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baythorn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornmill Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cornmill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornmill Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cornmill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hertford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sultan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | All Saints' Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | All Saints' Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints' Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | April Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sultan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sultan Road | Under investigation |
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