Total Crime Rate

112.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbotstone Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rowlands Castle , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 412 local areas in East Hampshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbotstone Avenue (PO9 2HL) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% higher than the Rowlands Castle average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 293.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotstone Avenue (PO9 2HL), the main crime hotspot is near Lockerley Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbotstone Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muccleshell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hipley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbotstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faber Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Faber Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lockerley Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lockerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lockerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lockerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lockerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stroudwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braishfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braishfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fair Oak Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair Oak Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stroudwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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