Crime Rates at Hurst Green Close, Waterlooville, PO8 8AS

Hurst Green Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowplain , and the 50th highest crime rate of 360 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 Hurst Green Close (PO8 8AS) in the last 12 months was 160.0 per 1,000 residents and was 324.7% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 136.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurst Green Close (PO8 8AS), the main crime hotspot is near Fairy Crossway. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.