Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 31.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterloo Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hart Plain , and the 108th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Havant .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Close (PO8 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Hart Plain average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Close (PO8 8QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Robin Gardens, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Puffin Walk (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lynwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albretia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robin Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Puffin Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puffin Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puffin Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puffin Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albretia Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albretia Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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