Postcode · Havant
Crime in PO9 5TW
How much crime is recorded in PO9 5TW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Leigh
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,661 (2024)
PO9 5TWHavant
How safe is PO9 5TW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO9 5TW 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5TWNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Shoplifting9.08.4
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.