Postcode district · Havant
Crime in PO9
How much crime is recorded in PO9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Havant
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 56,118 (2024)
PO9Postcode district · Havant
How safe is PO9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).
PO9National
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Shoplifting8.58.4
Public order6.64.6
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.