Crime Rate in Leigh Park Hermitage, ward

Leigh Park Hermitage has the 3rd highest crime rate of 12 wards in Havant district and the 1787th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 222nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leigh Park Hermitage in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Havant district average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leigh Park Hermitage’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 799 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 947 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leigh Park Hermitage ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Swaythling Road, with 68 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Thruxton Road (44 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.