Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wakefords Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rowlands Castle , and the 60th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in East Hampshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefords Way (PO9 5QD) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% higher than the Rowlands Castle average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 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 Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefords Way (PO9 5QD), the main crime hotspot is near Worthy Court. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefords Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolmer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newnham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradley Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolmer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolmer Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bramshaw Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolmer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Holbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holbury Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tisted Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newnham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bradley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worthy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaldon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolmer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worthy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worthy Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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