Total Crime Rate

486.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 486.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 303.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Public order 47.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Swaythling Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Leigh Park Hermitage , and the 5th highest crime rate of 360 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 Swaythling Road (PO9 4NF) in the last 12 months was 486.9 per 1,000 residents and was 396.2% 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 Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 130.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swaythling Road (PO9 4NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swaythling Road, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brockenhurst Avenue (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swaythling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Locksheath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Amport Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merryfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strouden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amport Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amport Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amport Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swaythling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kemshott Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swaythling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swaythling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swaythling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swaythling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swaythling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swaythling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swaythling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurstbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brockenhurst Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Sandleford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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