Crime Rate in Hayling West, ward

Hayling West has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 12 wards in Havant district and the 2702nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 512th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hayling West in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Havant district average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hayling West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 222 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 21.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 268 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hayling West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.