Crime Rates at Hellyer Road, Southsea, PO4 9DH

Hellyer Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Milton , and the 284th 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 Hellyer Road (PO4 9DH) in the last 12 months was 86.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Milton average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hellyer Road (PO4 9DH), the main crime hotspot is near Hatfield Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.