Postcode · Southsea
Crime in PO4 8JW
How much crime is recorded in PO4 8JW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Milton
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,437 (2024)
PO4 8JWSouthsea
How safe is PO4 8JW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO4 8JW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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).
PO4 8JWNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary5.49.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.84.6
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.