Crime Rates at Gladys Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 9BD

Gladys Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 219th 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 Gladys Avenue (PO2 9BD) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Hilsea average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladys Avenue (PO2 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.