Crime Rates at Hillside Crescent, Portsmouth, PO6 4QZ

Hillside Crescent area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Cosham , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 588 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 Hillside Crescent (PO6 4QZ) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower than the Cosham average (144.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Crescent (PO6 4QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Browning Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dryden Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.