Total Crime Rate

169.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 4HR) 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 4HR), the main crime hotspot is near Swaythling Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heywood Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swaythling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Conford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gorley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swaythling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swaythling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swaythling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swaythling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sholing Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strouden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swaythling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swaythling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swaythling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newmer Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennerly Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennerly Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemshott Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warnford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Crabwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dummer Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strouden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swaythling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warnford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saxley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swaythling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woolston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Amport Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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