Total Crime Rate
370.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
198.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Grove area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hayling East , and the 11th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Havant .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Grove (PO11 9EF) in the last 12 months was 370.0 per 1,000 residents and was 458.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 198.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Grove (PO11 9EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hayling East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Linden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mengham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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