Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO7 5AY
How much crime is recorded in PO7 5AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cosham North
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
PO7 5AYWaterlooville
How safe is PO7 5AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO7 5AY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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).
PO7 5AYNational
Violence and sexual offences6.323.6
Other theft2.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order1.94.6
Burglary1.39.1
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.