Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 36.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Royal Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horndean Catherington , and the 197th highest crime rate of 410 local areas in East Hampshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Gardens (PO9 6ER) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% higher than the Horndean Catherington average (24.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Gardens (PO9 6ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Royal Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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