Total Crime Rate

332.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 332.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Albans Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rowlands Castle , and the 5th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in East Hampshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Albans Road (PO9 2JS) in the last 12 months was 332.3 per 1,000 residents and was 444.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Road (PO9 2JS), 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 St Albans Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Muccleshell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Faber Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lockerley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faber Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flexford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flexford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monterey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilverley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farringdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farringdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Farringdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lockerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft New Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbotstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braishfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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