Postcode · Havant
Crime in PO9 1JU
How much crime is recorded in PO9 1JU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Havant & Langstone
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 969 (2024)
PO9 1JUHavant
How safe is PO9 1JU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO9 1JU area, 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
42.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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).
PO9 1JUNational
Shoplifting31.18.4
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Burglary12.69.1
Public order8.54.6
Other theft5.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Robbery3.41.4
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.