Crime Rates at Cottage Grove, Southsea, PO5 1EJ

Cottage Grove area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 174th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottage Grove (PO5 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Grove (PO5 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Road (87 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.