Postcode · Portsmouth
Crime in PO3 6GW
How much crime is recorded in PO3 6GW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Milton
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,777 (2024)
PO3 6GWPortsmouth
How safe is PO3 6GW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO3 6GW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PO3 6GWNational
Violence and sexual offences40.923.6
Shoplifting15.68.4
Public order11.54.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Other theft9.54.5
Burglary6.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Bicycle theft4.01.0
Drugs2.92.4
Robbery2.41.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.