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Crime in PO7 5QJ

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

Neighbourhood
Purbrook & Widley
Council
Havant
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,419 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO7 5QJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO7 5QJ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 5QJNational
Violence and sexual offences34.523.6
Public order4.54.6
Shoplifting4.08.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.34.5
Burglary2.29.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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