Crime Rate in Milton, ward

Milton has the 4th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Portsmouth district and the 1951st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 247th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Milton in the last 12 months was 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Portsmouth district average (125.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Milton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 577 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 27.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 750 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Milton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 99 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Goldsmith Avenue (53 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.