Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 146.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Johns Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Purbrook , and the 58th highest crime rate of 361 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 St Johns Avenue (PO7 5RD) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 167.3% higher than the Purbrook average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 118.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Avenue (PO7 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 31 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 St Johns Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Perseus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perseus Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Perseus Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oracle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Perseus Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perseus Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perseus Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shillinglee Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardington Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zeus Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Delphi Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minerva Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Minerva Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crookhorn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Perseus Place Local resolution
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Data Sources

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