Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Douglas Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rowlands Castle , and the 62nd 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 Douglas Gardens (PO9 5TG) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Gardens (PO9 5TG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Douglas Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Farringdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Witchampton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forestside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faber Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Faber Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monterey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilverley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursling Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursling Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farringdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farringdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Moorgreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorgreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knightwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knightwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muccleshell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbotstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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