Total Crime Rate
74.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillsley Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 265th 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 Hillsley Road (PO6 4LE) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Paulsgrove average (98.2 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillsley Road (PO6 4LE), the main crime hotspot is near Rockrose Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bude Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Falmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rockrose Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockrose Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingscote Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingscote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingscote Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockrose Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockrose Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longdean Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pendennis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longdean Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pendennis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pendennis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pendennis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longdean Close | Under investigation |
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