Total Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dorrita Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowplain , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 360 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 Dorrita Avenue (PO8 8HU) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dorrita Avenue (PO8 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kendal Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milbeck Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cowplain| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kendal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milbeck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milbeck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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