Total Crime Rate
43.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buckland Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hart Plain , and the 153rd lowest 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 Buckland Close (PO7 6EF) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower than the Hart Plain average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buckland Close (PO7 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Albretia Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hart Plain| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maytree Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albretia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albretia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albretia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barney Evans Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albretia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albretia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barney Evans Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Buckland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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