Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heather Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Stakes , and the 108th 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 Heather Close (PO7 8EE) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Close (PO7 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lavender Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sylvan View (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Stakes

Crime Over Time in Heather Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Frendstaple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lantana Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tansy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Reedmace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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