Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO8 0LU
How much crime is recorded in PO8 0LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clanfield & Finchdean
- Council
- East Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,714 (2024)
PO8 0LUWaterlooville
How safe is PO8 0LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO8 0LU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 0LUNational
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Burglary2.19.1
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other theft0.84.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.