Total Crime Rate

122.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 92.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oldgate 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oldgate Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barbara Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwood Road
Apr 2026Drugs St Barbara Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doyle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Torrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwood Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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