Crime Rates at Wimborne Road, Southsea, PO4 8DE

Wimborne Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Milton , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wimborne Road (PO4 8DE) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimborne Road (PO4 8DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruskin Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Specks Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.