Total Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Masefield Crescent area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cowplain , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 361 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 Masefield Crescent (PO8 8JS) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Cowplain average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Masefield Crescent (PO8 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dove Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Curlew Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cowplain| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bunting Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fulmer Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fulmer Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulmer Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dove Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Treetops Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Everglades Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curlew Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrush Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dove Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrush Walk | Under investigation |
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