Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 42.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowplain , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in Havant .

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 (PO8 8LD) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Cowplain average (37.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (PO8 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Sparrow Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlew Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sparrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ash Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlew Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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