Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO8 9NL
How much crime is recorded in PO8 9NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horndean North
- Council
- East Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,113 (2024)
PO8 9NLWaterlooville
How safe is PO8 9NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO8 9NL area, 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
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 9NLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Burglary10.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order4.84.6
Other crime3.51.5
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft3.14.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Shoplifting0.98.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.