Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Padnell Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowplain , and the 127th 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 Padnell Avenue (PO8 8DP) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 114.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padnell Avenue (PO8 8DP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Padnell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mission Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Padnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crestland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mission Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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