Crime Rates at Sentinel Close, Waterlooville, PO7 8LX

Sentinel Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cowplain , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Havant .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sentinel Close (PO7 8LX) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower than the Cowplain average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sentinel Close (PO7 8LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grassmere Way, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plumpton Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.