Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO7 5TR
How much crime is recorded in PO7 5TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterlooville Central
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,490 (2024)
How safe is PO7 5TR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO7 5TR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 5TRNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Public order4.94.6
Other theft3.84.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Burglary2.59.1
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.31.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.