Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 61.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gladys Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 216th lowest 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 Gladys Avenue (PO2 9BD) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladys Avenue (PO2 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 76 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 Gladys Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oriel Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shadwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft King Edward'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oriel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ophir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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