Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO8 8AE
How much crime is recorded in PO8 8AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowplain East
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,468 (2024)
PO8 8AEWaterlooville
How safe is PO8 8AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO8 8AE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 8AENational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other crime2.11.5
Burglary1.89.1
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other theft0.34.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% 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.