Total Crime Rate
81.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hayling East , and the 125th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Havant .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (PO11 9AE) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher than the Hayling East average (66.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Road (PO11 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near Sea Front. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hayling West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sea Front | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lexden Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lexden Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lexden Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lexden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lexden Gardens | Under investigation |
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