Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillsley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 234th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillsley Road (PO6 4LG) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the Paulsgrove average (97.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillsley Road (PO6 4LG), the main crime hotspot is near Kingscote Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillsley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Truro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Truro Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingscote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingscote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingscote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Browning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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