Crime Rate in Hilsea, ward

Hilsea has the 4th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Portsmouth district and the 2171st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 274th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hilsea in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Portsmouth district average (128.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hilsea’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 635 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -55.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 17.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 741 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hilsea ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.