Crime Rates at Blackbird Close, Waterlooville, PO8 9UA

Blackbird Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowplain , and the 138th highest 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 Blackbird Close (PO8 9UA) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 98.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackbird Close (PO8 9UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dove Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sparrow Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.