Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vancouver Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Purbrook , and the 139th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Havant .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vancouver Avenue (PO7 5BF) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% higher than the Purbrook average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vancouver Avenue (PO7 5BF), the main crime hotspot is near Sydney Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vancouver Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athens Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morelands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athens Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athens Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Vine Coppice Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Vine Coppice Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shaftesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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