Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wield Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Leigh Park Hermitage , and the 60th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Havant .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wield Close (PO9 4BD) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wield Close (PO9 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbrook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park House Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Awbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Awbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linkenholt Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linkenholt Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Awbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park House Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hordle Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grateley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plaitford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boldre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hordle Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hordle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hordle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dibden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bransgore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyhaven Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plaitford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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