Crime Rates at Heywood Gardens, Havant, PO9 4HP

Heywood Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Leigh Park Hermitage , and the 41st highest crime rate of 361 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 Heywood Gardens (PO9 4HP) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heywood Gardens (PO9 4HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swaythling Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurstbourne Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.