Total Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brownlow Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 578 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 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% lower than the Charles Dickens average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Brownlow Close (PO1 4EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sultan Road, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hertford Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cornmill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornmill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hertford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hale Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | All Saints Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | All Saints Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sultan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sultan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drummond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maitland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Turner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saint'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Watts Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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