Total Crime Rate

189.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 189.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.2 10/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodcroft Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowplain , and the 36th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Havant .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodcroft Lane (PO8 9QA) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 403.6% higher 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcroft Lane (PO8 9QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merlin Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grebe Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodcroft Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Budd Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Partridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hudson Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hudson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hudson Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Magpie Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magpie Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magpie Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Partridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Spinney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Partridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magpie Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magpie Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Close —
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Data Sources

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