Total Crime Rate
122.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oldgate Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 214th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oldgate Gardens (PO2 0UJ) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% higher than the Hilsea average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oldgate Gardens (PO2 0UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doyle Close (23 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 | St Barbara Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Barbara Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curtis Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Doyle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Torrington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Torrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Amberley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwood Road | Under investigation |
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