Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO7 5HS
How much crime is recorded in PO7 5HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterlooville Central
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,197 (2024)
PO7 5HSWaterlooville
How safe is PO7 5HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO7 5HS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 5HSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Burglary3.19.1
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.