Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rownhams Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Leigh Park Central & West Leigh , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in Havant .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rownhams Road (PO9 4QD) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Leigh Park Central & West Leigh average (135.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rownhams Road (PO9 4QD), 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 Rownhams Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Brockenhurst Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swaythling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swaythling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kemshott Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Swaythling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locksheath Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Locksheath Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Locksheath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkwood Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conford Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Amport Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amport Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amport Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swaythling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Testwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amport Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brockenhurst Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockenhurst Avenue Under investigation
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 Overton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rownhams Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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