Total Crime Rate

51.2 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 51.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Stakes , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Havant .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (PO7 5UU) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (PO7 5UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sydney Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vine Coppice (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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 Purbrook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydney Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vine Coppice Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elgar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morelands Court Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 7 of 7

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑