Total Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grassmere Way area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowplain , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in Havant .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grassmere Way (PO7 8RR) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Cowplain average (37.7 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grassmere Way (PO7 8RR), the main crime hotspot is near Grassmere Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cowplain| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hitherwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Starina Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grassmere Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hitherwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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