Total Crime Rate

159.3 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 159.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Silkstead Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Leigh Park Central & West Leigh , and the 51st 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 Silkstead Avenue (PO9 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silkstead Avenue (PO9 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silkstead Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marvic Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Silkstead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bondfields Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondfields Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Park Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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