Total Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Staple Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hart Plain , and the 57th 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 Staple Close (PO7 6AH) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Hart Plain average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Staple Close (PO7 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hart Plain| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlesworth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hambledon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tennyson Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowe Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowe Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowe Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hambledon Road | Under investigation |
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