Total Crime Rate
13.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lovedean Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowplain , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in Havant .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lovedean Lane (PO8 9ST) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lovedean Lane (PO8 9ST), the main crime hotspot is near Sparrow Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hart Plain| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ash Copse | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rose Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sparrow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sparrow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sparrow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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