Postcode · Waterlooville
Crime in PO8 9UL
How much crime is recorded in PO8 9UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowplain West
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,532 (2024)
PO8 9ULWaterlooville
How safe is PO8 9UL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO8 9UL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 9ULNational
Violence and sexual offences47.723.6
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary9.39.1
Other theft4.74.5
Public order4.74.6
Other crime3.51.5
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.