Crap Towns / Denmead / Crime

How much crime is there in Denmead?

The police recorded 27.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Denmead from September 2023 to August 2026, 64% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 15.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 25.4, down from 28.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	28.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	28.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	25.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	15.8	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	3.2	7.0
Public order	2.8	6.6
Other theft	1.7	5.4
Vehicle crime	1.3	3.8
Burglary	1.0	3.1
Drugs	0.5	2.4
Other crime	0.4	2.0
Shoplifting	0.3	7.1
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Robbery	0.0	0.6
Theft from the person	0.0	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Havant	7.5 km	112
Portsmouth	8.9 km	110
Gosport	12.9 km	82.9
Fareham	10.7 km	69.9
Waterlooville	3.7 km	65.6
Whiteley	13.6 km	61.7
Emsworth	10.6 km	52.7
Horndean	3.8 km	46.2
Bishop's Waltham	12.0 km	45.1
Lee-on-the-Solent	13.8 km	33.3
Denmead	–	27.4
The typical town	–	76.2