Total Crime Rate
221.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tor Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Purbrook , and the 26th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Havant .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tor Close (PO7 8SU) in the last 12 months was 221.0 per 1,000 residents and was 303.9% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 141.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tor Close (PO7 8SU), the main crime hotspot is near Athena Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Purbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purbrook Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lind Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lind Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lind Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lind Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Delphi Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Athena Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Zeus Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morelands Court | Under investigation |
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