Crime Rates at Locksheath Close, Havant, PO9 4NN

Locksheath Close 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 Locksheath Close (PO9 4NN) 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 Locksheath Close (PO9 4NN), 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.