Total Crime Rate
97.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ryecroft area has the 28th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bedhampton , and the 94th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Havant .
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 Ryecroft (PO9 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower than the Bedhampton average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ryecroft (PO9 2SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightingale Park, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Luard Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bedhampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luard Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightingale Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightingale Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luard Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luard Court | Under investigation |
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