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Columbus, OH · Neighborhood Report

What's reported in South Hilltop / Wheatland

The read computed from 6,223 reports · JAN 2025 – JUL 2026

Compared with the rest of Columbus, South Hilltop / Wheatland sees more drug complaints than usual. The number of reports so far this year is about the same as the same months last year. Problems here are spread across the neighborhood rather than concentrated. Reports come from over 2,800 different addresses, and no single building or complex dominates.

1.5×
Drugs
vs citywide rate
Steady
2026 vs same months 2025
-11% so far this year
Dispersed
Where problems sit
top 10 addresses = 3% of reports

What gets reported in South Hilltop / Wheatland

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: 411
411 JAN '25 JUL '26
Category By month · Jan – Dec Trend · 2026 vs 2025 vs citywide
Drugs
68 reports · 1.1% of all
 January · 7%February · 1%March · 16%April · 13%May · 9%June · 9%July · 16%August · 4%September · 6%October · 6%November · 4%December · 7% ↑ Increasing 1.5×
Trash
1,621 reports · 26.0% of all
 January · 7%February · 9%March · 15%April · 12%May · 11%June · 11%July · 12%August · 7%September · 6%October · 4%November · 3%December · 4% ↓ Decreasing 1.2×
Encampment
119 reports · 1.9% of all
 January · 8%February · 4%March · 8%April · 8%May · 12%June · 18%July · 21%August · 5%September · 7%October · 3%November · 5%December · 2% ↓ Decreasing 1.2×
Vehicles
859 reports · 13.8% of all
 January · 6%February · 7%March · 10%April · 14%May · 10%June · 14%July · 14%August · 4%September · 8%October · 5%November · 4%December · 3% → Steady 1.2×
Vacant Structure
497 reports · 8.0% of all
 January · 9%February · 7%March · 12%April · 11%May · 13%June · 13%July · 12%August · 8%September · 4%October · 5%November · 3%December · 2% ↑ Increasing 1.2×
Overgrowth
2,980 reports · 47.9% of all
 January · 3%February · 5%March · 7%April · 11%May · 19%June · 17%July · 15%August · 9%September · 5%October · 4%November · 2%December · 2% → Steady 1.1×
Rats
283 reports · 4.5% of all
 January · 5%February · 7%March · 7%April · 10%May · 16%June · 18%July · 17%August · 9%September · 3%October · 4%November · 1%December · 4% → Steady 0.96×
Sewage
60 reports · 1.0% of all
 January · 17%February · 7%March · 10%April · 12%May · 18%June · 7%July · 22%August · 3%September · 0%October · 2%November · 2%December · 2% ↑ Increasing 0.94×
Pest / Rodent
354 reports · 5.7% of all
 January · 6%February · 5%March · 8%April · 10%May · 14%June · 19%July · 17%August · 8%September · 5%October · 3%November · 2%December · 3% → Steady 0.82×
Roaches
29 reports · 0.5% of all
 — — 0.68×
Safety
71 reports · 1.1% of all
 January · 7%February · 1%March · 14%April · 8%May · 10%June · 11%July · 23%August · 8%September · 4%October · 6%November · 3%December · 4% → Steady 0.68×
HVAC / Utilities
102 reports · 1.6% of all
 January · 17%February · 11%March · 12%April · 11%May · 9%June · 11%July · 6%August · 3%September · 0%October · 3%November · 11%December · 8% → Steady 0.65×
Noise
45 reports · 0.7% of all
 January · 4%February · 7%March · 18%April · 13%May · 20%June · 24%July · 9%August · 2%September · 0%October · 0%November · 2%December · 0% — 0.62×
Hoarding
7 reports · 0.1% of all
 — — 0.61×
Management Negligence
131 reports · 2.1% of all
 January · 8%February · 7%March · 8%April · 11%May · 14%June · 11%July · 21%August · 8%September · 4%October · 4%November · 2%December · 2% ↑ Increasing 0.55×
Mold / Water Damage
89 reports · 1.4% of all
 January · 10%February · 3%March · 7%April · 12%May · 22%June · 13%July · 17%August · 6%September · 1%October · 3%November · 1%December · 3% ↑ Increasing 0.52×
Violence / Weapons
5 reports · 0.1% of all
 — — 0.47×
Bedbugs
5 reports · 0.1% of all
 — — 0.39×

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.
S Burgess Ave0–799 blocks 3.0/addr 284 reports from 96 addresses→ Demorest Rd600–999 blocks 2.8/addr 56 reports from 20 addresses→ S Terrace Ave0–799 blocks 2.8/addr 264 reports from 96 addresses→ Sullivant Ave2500–3299 blocks 2.7/addr 212 reports from 79 addresses→ S Hague Ave0–799 blocks 2.6/addr 198 reports from 75 addresses→

Reports are spread out here. The ten most-reported addresses account for under 4% of complaints, so check the specific block, not the neighborhood average.

Where complaints are filed in South Hilltop / Wheatland

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 6,223.
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How South Hilltop / Wheatland ranks

Rankings compare rates, not raw counts, so bigger neighborhoods don't automatically top the list. Only rankings near the top or bottom are shown.
#5South Hilltop / Wheatland has the 5th highest rate of drug complaints of 33 Columbus neighborhoods. The highest is Franklinton.
↓South Hilltop / Wheatland has one of the lowest rates of mold and water damage reports in Columbus.

Next door

Hilltop (core)
2,475
Reports
16%
Severe
Stands out for
Drugs
Westgate & Hilliard fringe
392
Reports
28%
Severe
Stands out for
Mold / Water Damage
Lincoln Village
1,658
Reports
14%
Severe
Stands out for
Roaches

Other parts of Hilltop

Each part of Hilltop sees a different mix of complaints. See how they compare side by side.
Hilltop (core)
why?
2,475
Reports
16%
Severe
Stands out for
Drugs
The main residential Hilltop area north of Sullivant Ave.

Common questions about South Hilltop / Wheatland

Short answers computed from the records on this page.

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

Compared with the rest of Columbus, South Hilltop / Wheatland sees more drug complaints than usual.

Are the problems concentrated in a few buildings?

Problems here are spread across the neighborhood rather than concentrated. Reports come from over 2,800 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 South Hilltop / Wheatland going up or down?

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

What to do with this

Moving

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Living

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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.

Management negligence complaints here climb toward July. Reporting early gets a case number on record before the seasonal backlog.

Managing

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Tenants in this area most often report drug problems.

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

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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 neighborhood 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.