Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO7 7RT
How much crime is recorded in PO7 7RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterlooville North East
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,835 (2024)
PO7 7RTWaterlooville
How safe is PO7 7RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO7 7RT 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
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 7RTNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Shoplifting8.78.4
Burglary5.99.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft3.24.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.54.6
Drugs1.52.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.