Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO8 8NE
How much crime is recorded in PO8 8NE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowplain West
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,557 (2024)
PO8 8NEWaterlooville
How safe is PO8 8NE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO8 8NE 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
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 8NENational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary2.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.31.5
Public order0.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.