Total Crime Rate
15.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowes Hill area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horndean Catherington , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 412 local areas in East Hampshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bowes Hill (PO9 6BS) in the last 12 months was 15.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Horndean Catherington average (32.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowes Hill (PO9 6BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holt Gardens, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowlands (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horndean Catherington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowlands | Under investigation |
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