Total Crime Rate
85.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beechwood Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Stakes , and the 114th highest 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 Beechwood Avenue (PO7 7LR) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the Stakes average (60.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beechwood Avenue (PO7 7LR), the main crime hotspot is near Stakes Hill Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stakes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Bere Wood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Walton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Bere Wood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Bere Wood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Foxes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elizabeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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