Columbus, OH · Area Report

What's reported in Hilltop

The read computed from 8,698 reports · JAN 2025 – JUL 2026

Compared with the rest of Columbus, Hilltop sees more drug complaints than usual, and encampment reports are also more common than in most of the city. The number of reports so far this year is about the same as the same months last year. Problems here are spread across the area rather than concentrated. Reports come from over 3,800 different addresses, and no single building or complex dominates.

1.6×
Drugs
vs citywide rate
Steady
2026 vs same months 2025
-10% so far this year
Dispersed
Where problems sit
top 10 addresses = 3% of reports
NB
About this page. The Hilltop is one of Columbus's largest west-side neighborhoods, traditionally split between its denser northern half and the more industrial south.

What gets reported in Hilltop

Every complaint category with at least five reports here, compared against the citywide rate. The month cells show when each problem is usually reported, January through December.
All reports by month latest month: 548
548 JAN '25 JUL '26
Category By month · Jan – Dec Trend · 2026 vs 2025 vs citywide
Drugs
101 reports · 1.2% of all
 January · 9%February · 3%March · 16%April · 11%May · 9%June · 15%July · 11%August · 4%September · 6%October · 5%November · 4%December · 8% → Steady 1.6×
Encampment
176 reports · 2.0% of all
 January · 6%February · 4%March · 9%April · 8%May · 14%June · 18%July · 20%August · 5%September · 5%October · 5%November · 5%December · 2% ↓ Decreasing 1.3×
Trash
2,262 reports · 26.0% of all
 January · 7%February · 9%March · 16%April · 11%May · 10%June · 12%July · 11%August · 7%September · 6%October · 4%November · 3%December · 4% ↓ Decreasing 1.2×
Vacant Structure
699 reports · 8.0% of all
 January · 8%February · 7%March · 12%April · 13%May · 14%June · 13%July · 12%August · 7%September · 5%October · 5%November · 2%December · 2% ↑ Increasing 1.2×
Overgrowth
4,210 reports · 48.4% of all
 January · 4%February · 5%March · 8%April · 10%May · 19%June · 18%July · 15%August · 8%September · 5%October · 4%November · 2%December · 2% → Steady 1.1×
Vehicles
1,107 reports · 12.7% of all
 January · 6%February · 9%March · 11%April · 13%May · 10%June · 13%July · 13%August · 5%September · 7%October · 6%November · 4%December · 4% → Steady 1.1×
Rats
409 reports · 4.7% of all
 January · 5%February · 6%March · 7%April · 13%May · 14%June · 18%July · 16%August · 8%September · 4%October · 4%November · 1%December · 4% ↑ Increasing 1.00×
Sewage
81 reports · 0.9% of all
 January · 21%February · 5%March · 11%April · 9%May · 14%June · 11%July · 20%August · 2%September · 4%October · 1%November · 1%December · 1% ↑ Increasing 0.91×
Pest / Rodent
513 reports · 5.9% of all
 January · 5%February · 6%March · 7%April · 12%May · 13%June · 19%July · 15%August · 8%September · 5%October · 4%November · 2%December · 4% → Steady 0.85×
Safety
123 reports · 1.4% of all
 January · 7%February · 4%March · 24%April · 9%May · 7%June · 9%July · 15%August · 7%September · 3%October · 5%November · 2%December · 7% ↑ Increasing 0.84×
Hoarding
12 reports · 0.1% of all
 — — 0.74×
Roaches
42 reports · 0.5% of all
 January · 0%February · 2%March · 12%April · 7%May · 2%June · 24%July · 14%August · 12%September · 10%October · 5%November · 10%December · 2% — 0.70×
HVAC / Utilities
151 reports · 1.7% of all
 January · 15%February · 9%March · 9%April · 11%May · 8%June · 8%July · 13%August · 4%September · 2%October · 3%November · 9%December · 9% → Steady 0.69×
Noise
66 reports · 0.8% of all
 January · 3%February · 5%March · 23%April · 12%May · 20%June · 20%July · 11%August · 2%September · 3%October · 2%November · 2%December · 0% — 0.65×
Management Negligence
178 reports · 2.0% of all
 January · 9%February · 6%March · 8%April · 11%May · 13%June · 12%July · 19%August · 7%September · 6%October · 3%November · 3%December · 2% ↑ Increasing 0.54×
Violence / Weapons
8 reports · 0.1% of all
 — — 0.54×
Mold / Water Damage
122 reports · 1.4% of all
 January · 9%February · 4%March · 8%April · 13%May · 21%June · 13%July · 14%August · 7%September · 2%October · 2%November · 1%December · 5% ↑ Increasing 0.51×
Bedbugs
8 reports · 0.1% of all
 — — 0.44×

Most-reported stretches

Street segments ranked by reports per address, so a long busy street doesn't win just for being long. Each row opens the live map centered on that stretch.
Whitethorne Ave0–799 blocks 3.3/addr 332 reports from 100 addresses→ Lechner Ave0–499 blocks 3.3/addr 83 reports from 25 addresses→ W Broad St2000–2799 blocks 3.1/addr 185 reports from 60 addresses→ S Burgess Ave0–799 blocks 3.0/addr 284 reports from 96 addresses→ Hilltonia Ave400–699 blocks 2.9/addr 81 reports from 28 addresses→

Reports are spread out here. The ten most-reported addresses account for under 3% of complaints, so check the specific block, not the area average.

Where complaints are filed in Hilltop

Each dot is one report. Color shows severity — olive (low) to red (critical). Click any dot for the address and date, or open the live map to filter, search, and zoom in. This embed shows the 3,000 most recent reports, keeping every severe and critical one. The live map has all 8,698.
Low Moderate Severe Critical
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Parts of Hilltop

The 2 distinct areas locals lump under "Hilltop." Each part has its own page with the same data lens. Cards marked why? include an editorial note explaining why they're grouped here.
Hilltop (core)
why?
2,475
Reports
16%
Severe
Stands out for
Drugs
The main residential Hilltop area north of Sullivant Ave.
South Hilltop / Wheatland
6,223
Reports
14%
Severe
Stands out for
Drugs

Other Columbus areas

Each broad region of Columbus has its own profile of complaints. Browse the rest.
Linden
7,167
Reports
19%
Severe
Stands out for
Violence / Weapons
West Side
5,273
Reports
16%
Severe
Stands out for
Drugs
Northland
8,283
Reports
15%
Severe
Stands out for
Hoarding
Downtown
11,877
Reports
15%
Severe
Stands out for
Noise
East Side
6,527
Reports
20%
Severe
Stands out for
HVAC / Utilities
South Side
6,391
Reports
17%
Severe
Stands out for
Encampment

Common questions about Hilltop

Short answers computed from the records on this page.

What problems show up most in Hilltop's city records?

Compared with the rest of Columbus, Hilltop sees more drug complaints than usual, and encampment reports are also more common than in most of the city. The full category table above compares every complaint type against the citywide rate.

Are the problems concentrated in a few buildings?

Problems here are spread across the area rather than concentrated. Reports come from over 3,800 different addresses, and no single building or complex dominates. For any specific address, run a Block Report on the live map to see what has been reported there and next door.

Are reports in Hilltop going up or down?

They are steady. So far this year Hilltop has logged about the same number of reports as the same months last year.

What to do with this

Moving

Thinking about moving here?

Run a Block Report on the exact address first.

Problems here vary block to block, so the area average won't tell you much about one house.

Living

Already live here?

Reports are what inspectors act on. If you see pests, mold, or no heat, report it to 311. It becomes part of the public record you're reading now.

Encampment reports here climb toward July. Reporting early gets a case number on record before the seasonal backlog.

Managing

Own or manage property here?

Tenants in this area most often report drug problems and encampment problems.

Responding to tenant reports before they reach 311 keeps a property out of this dataset.

Looking at a specific address in Hilltop?

Get the full Block Report — what's been reported at that exact address, the same building, and chronic neighbors within ⅓ mile.

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Know Your Block tracks rats, mold, no heat, sewage backups, drug activity, noise, vacant buildings, and the other property and quality-of-life issues reported to City of Columbus code enforcement — the stuff Zillow and Apartments.com don't show.

Source & method Data comes from official City of Columbus code enforcement records (Accela portal + ArcGIS REST API). Comparison figures are computed against the full citywide dataset; "above the citywide rate" means a category's share of complaints in this area is higher than its share citywide. Complaints are reports filed with the city — they may be unverified, resolved, or in dispute. Categories are assigned by automated keyword matching and may include mismatches. Individual property records are surfaced through search, not listed on this page.