Overview of Havant crime rate
Crime rating – high.
Havant ranks 7th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 11483 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Havant has a population of 124208. This equates to a crime rate of 92.45 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 9.73 % compared to previous year.
Havant ranks 7th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 11483 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Havant has a population of 124208. This equates to a crime rate of 92.45 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 9.73 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Havant are Violence and sexual offences (44.2%) Public order (10.9%) Anti-social behaviour (10.5%) and least common crime types are Robbery (0.6%) Bicycle theft (0.6%) Theft from the person (0.4%).
There are 14 wards in Havant. Wards with high crime rates are Battins (171.5), St Faith’s (163.0), Bondfields (136.8) . On the other end, safest wards are Emsworth (60.1), Purbrook (49.5), Cowplain (38.5) .
Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Havant, we see high crime rates in PO9 (125.6), PO6 (101.5), PO11 (71.5) . Safest postcode districts are PO7 (68.1), PO8 (57.2), PO10 (54.4) .
Havant crime incidents by crime type
A total of 11483 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 5075 (44.2)%
- Public order – 1253 (10.9)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1202 (10.5)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 957 (8.3)%
- Shoplifting – 820 (7.1)%
- Other theft – 690 (6.0)%
- Vehicle crime – 428 (3.7)%
- Burglary – 304 (2.6)%
- Drugs – 276 (2.4)%
- Other crime – 162 (1.4)%
- Possession of weapons – 131 (1.1)%
- Robbery – 72 (0.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 69 (0.6)%
- Theft from the person – 44 (0.4)%
How does Havant compare against nearby areas ?
Havant ranks 7th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Havant is compared against
Crime rates in Havant wards
There are 14 wards within Havant. Battins, St Faith’s, Bondfields has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 14 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Havant wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Havant
There are 6 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Havant. Highest crime rates in PO9, PO6, PO11 .
- PO9 – 125.6
- PO6 – 101.5
- PO11 – 71.5
- PO7 – 68.1
- PO8 – 57.2
- PO10 – 54.4
Postcode districts in Havant
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