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 8th 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 Locksheath Close (PO9 4NN) in the last 12 months was 424.1 per 1,000 residents and was 326.3% 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 Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 146.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% 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 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brockenhurst Avenue (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.