Total Crime Rate
160.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hart Plain , and the 49th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Havant .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (PO7 6AW) in the last 12 months was 160.8 per 1,000 residents and was 107.1% higher than the Hart Plain average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Road (PO7 6AW), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hart Plain| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tennyson Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaucer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park View | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowe Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowe Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowe Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Road | — |
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