Crime Rates at Cottage Grove, Southsea, PO5 1DU

Cottage Grove area has the 14th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 33rd 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 Cottage Grove (PO5 1DU) in the last 12 months was 464.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 198.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Grove (PO5 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ockendon Close (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.