Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (PO4 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Baffins average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (PO4 8PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Specks Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Specks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blendworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blendworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Posbrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Park Avenue
Sep 2025Drugs Bonchurch Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gisors Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crofton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blendworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Priory Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgeware Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church View

Data Sources

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