Total Crime Rate
193.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swanmore Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Leigh Park Hermitage , and the 32nd 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 Swanmore Road (PO9 4EU) in the last 12 months was 193.7 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% higher than the Leigh Park Hermitage average (99.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swanmore Road (PO9 4EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bucklers Court, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbridge Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leigh Park Hermitage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strouden Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strouden Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strouden Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Crabwood Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dummer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennerly Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennerly Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strouden Court | Under investigation |
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