Crime Rates at Hilldowns Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 8QZ

Hilldowns Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Nelson , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 588 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 Hilldowns Avenue (PO2 8QZ) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Nelson average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilldowns Avenue (PO2 8QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strode Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smeaton Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.