Total Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 18.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hilary Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hilary Avenue (PO6 2PP) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Cosham average (139.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilary Avenue (PO6 2PP), the main crime hotspot is near Lindisfarne Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hilary Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowsley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bernard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowsley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Walberton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walberton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Colmans Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Colmans Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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