Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO8 9BT
How much crime is recorded in PO8 9BT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowplain East
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,578 (2024)
PO8 9BTWaterlooville
How safe is PO8 9BT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO8 9BT 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
13.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 9BTNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Public order0.54.6
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.22.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.