Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dibden Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Leigh Park Hermitage , and the 177th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Havant .

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 Dibden Close (PO9 4BB) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower than the Leigh Park Hermitage average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dibden Close (PO9 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near Hordle Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dibden Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linkenholt Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grateley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linkenholt Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Awbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hordle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Awbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Awbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hordle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hordle Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hordle Road
Apr 2026Drugs Park House Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park House Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plaitford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dibden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plaitford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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