Total Crime Rate

164.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Copse Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Leigh Park Central & West Leigh , and the 44th 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 Great Copse Drive (PO9 5BZ) in the last 12 months was 164.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher than the Leigh Park Central & West Leigh average (162.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 139.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Copse Drive (PO9 5BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Fred Francis Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Copse Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fred Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Little Hackets Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Park Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fred Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Billys Copse Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fred Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Well Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fred Francis Close —
Sep 2025Public order Bondfields Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondfields Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warsash Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warsash Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warsash Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fred Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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