Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Stakes , and the 178th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Havant .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (PO7 5HP) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the Stakes average (60.8 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (PO7 5HP), the main crime hotspot is near Ireland Way. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Stakes

Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jacqueline Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ireland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamble Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamble Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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