Total Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Battens Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bedhampton , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in Havant .
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 Battens Way (PO9 2DX) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% lower than the Bedhampton average (102.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Battens Way (PO9 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Havant| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Owslebury Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fair Oak Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somborne Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Somborne Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Somborne Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somborne Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Owslebury Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Billy Lawn Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Billy Lawn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bordon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Battens Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tidworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stroudwood Road | Under investigation |
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