Crime Rates at Woodmancote Road, Southsea, PO4 8DD

Woodmancote Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Milton , and the 276th lowest 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 Woodmancote Road (PO4 8DD) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Milton average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodmancote Road (PO4 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gisors Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.