Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO7 5RY
How much crime is recorded in PO7 5RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Denmead & Southwick
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,967 (2024)
PO7 5RYWaterlooville
How safe is PO7 5RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO7 5RY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 5RYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.94.6
Burglary1.89.1
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.