Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO7 8BE
How much crime is recorded in PO7 8BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterlooville East
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,299 (2024)
PO7 8BEWaterlooville
How safe is PO7 8BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO7 8BE 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
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8BENational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Public order2.94.6
Other crime2.71.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.