Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO8 0FF
How much crime is recorded in PO8 0FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horndean South & Rowlands Castle
- Council
- East Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,925 (2024)
How safe is PO8 0FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO8 0FF 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
11.4
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).
PO8 0FFNational
Burglary17.89.1
Violence and sexual offences7.523.6
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Shoplifting3.18.4
Public order1.74.6
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.