Postcode district · Waterlooville
Crime in PO7
How much crime is recorded in PO7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 54,644 (2024)
PO7Postcode district · Waterlooville
How safe is PO7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO7, 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
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
PO7National
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Shoplifting7.28.4
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Public order3.64.6
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.