Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO8 8RD
How much crime is recorded in PO8 8RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterlooville North West
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,611 (2024)
PO8 8RDWaterlooville
How safe is PO8 8RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO8 8RD area, 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
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 8RDNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Public order5.84.6
Burglary5.49.1
Shoplifting4.68.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.54.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.