Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Murray Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horndean Catherington , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 410 local areas in East Hampshire .

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 Murray Road (PO8 9JS) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% higher than the Horndean Catherington average (24.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murray Road (PO8 9JS), the main crime hotspot is near Bowes-Lyon Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Murray Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crisspyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Crisspyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Crisspyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bowes-Lyon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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