Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO7 7BG
How much crime is recorded in PO7 7BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterlooville East
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,456 (2024)
PO7 7BGWaterlooville
How safe is PO7 7BG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO7 7BG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 7BGNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Public order4.84.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.