Total Crime Rate
294.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Military Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hilsea , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 588 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 Military Road (PO3 5LS) in the last 12 months was 294.4 per 1,000 residents and was 226.5% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Military Road (PO3 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rampart Gardens, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farmside Gardens (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hilsea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmside Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rampart Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Donaldson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Donaldson Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Donaldson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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