Total Crime Rate
434.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 35th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (PO3 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 434.4 per 1,000 residents and was 324.9% higher than the Baffins average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 303.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Road (PO3 6AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Warblington Place. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Baffins| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Catherington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warblington Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rodney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rodney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rodney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Catherington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Invincible Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maydman Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Invincible Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lime Tree View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Tree View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Tree View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Tree View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Tree View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Tree View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitcombe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitcombe Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warblington Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warblington Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bowler Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Priorsdean Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warblington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warblington Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warblington Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warblington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warblington Place | Under investigation |
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