Total Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 119.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cotswold Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Leigh Park Central & West Leigh , and the 74th highest crime rate of 360 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 Cotswold Close (PO9 5BY) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Close (PO9 5BY), the main crime hotspot is near Brockenhurst Avenue. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotswold Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockenhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Copse Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brockenhurst Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockenhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockenhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleetend Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Brockenhurst Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunsbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Danebury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulflood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockenhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Billys Copse —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warsash Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fred Francis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fred Francis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winterslow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterslow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crondall Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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