Total Crime Rate

114.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stapleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilcote Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowler Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowler Court
Apr 2026Other crime Dudley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Northgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chasewater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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