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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PO9: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PO9 recorded 489 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 9.28 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 3.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring109.62 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment489 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 3.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

489
trending_down -6.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

109.62per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,579

Within PO9 district

Havant

52,720

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Bus/Coach Station Map
total: 18 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
18
Anderson Close Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 1
12
Parking Area Map
total: 10 Burglary: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2
10
Broadmere Avenue Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Petrol Station Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Supermarket Map
total: 8 Robbery: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Thruxton Road Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Swaythling Road Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Park Road North Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Belmont Grove Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 6 Public order: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
489 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
191
39.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
70
14.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
46
9.4%
Shoplifting
46
9.4%
Public Order
34
7.0%
Other Theft
25
5.1%
Vehicle Crime
20
4.1%
Drug Offences
15
3.1%
Other Crime
11
2.2%
Bicycle Theft
9
1.8%
Burglary
8
1.6%
Robbery
8
1.6%
Weapons Possession
6
1.2%

Crime Analysis: PO9

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PO9 (39.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (14.3%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (9.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PO9 has risen slightly — by 3.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PO9 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -6.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +3.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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