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Crime in PO7 5PD

How much crime is recorded in PO7 5PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Purbrook & Widley
Council
Havant
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,725 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO7 5PD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO7 5PD area, well 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5PDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order2.44.6
Burglary1.59.1
Other theft1.34.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other crime0.81.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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