Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mercury Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Purbrook , and the 112th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Havant .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mercury Place (PO7 8BA) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 269.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercury Place (PO7 8BA), 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 Mercury Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardington Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Minerva Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Perseus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Vehicle crime Delphi Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perseus Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oracle Drive 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 2025Drugs Perseus Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minerva Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Perseus Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crookhorn Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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