Total Crime Rate
163.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orchard Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horndean Catherington , and the 26th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in East Hampshire .
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 Orchard Close (PO8 9LL) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 402.1% higher than the Horndean Catherington average (32.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Close (PO8 9LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cunningham Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horndean Catherington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jodrell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nelson Crescent | Under investigation |
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