Crime Rate in Purbrook, ward

Purbrook has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 12 wards in Havant district and the 3010th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 578th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Purbrook in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Havant district average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Purbrook’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 268 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 322 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Purbrook ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 50 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Athena Avenue (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.