Total Crime Rate

194.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 194.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 132.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Silkstead Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Leigh Park Central & West Leigh , and the 33rd 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 Silkstead Avenue (PO9 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silkstead Avenue (PO9 5EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Crondall Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silkstead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilmeston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crondall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterslow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winterslow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Danebury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Copse Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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