Total Crime Rate

270.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 270.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.1 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Escur Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 71st highest crime rate of 578 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 Escur Close (PO2 0UP) in the last 12 months was 270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 193.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 194.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Escur Close (PO2 0UP), the main crime hotspot is near Farmside Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Escur Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Breech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Amberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arras Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arras Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Barbara Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmside Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmside Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmside Gardens
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Farmside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barbara Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Farmside Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwood Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farmside Gardens Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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