Total Crime Rate
114.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milton Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Baffins , and the 229th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (PO3 6AN) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Baffins average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Road (PO3 6AN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Portsmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northgate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stapleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stapleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilcote Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bowler Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowler Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dudley Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northgate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Northgate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chasewater Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dover Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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