Crap Towns / Holbury / Crime

How much crime is there in Holbury?

The police recorded 45.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Holbury from September 2023 to August 2026, 40% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 26.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 43.5, down from 48.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	48.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	45.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	43.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	26.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.1	7.0
Public order	4.0	6.6
Shoplifting	2.4	7.1
Other theft	2.2	5.4
Burglary	1.9	3.1
Vehicle crime	1.8	3.8
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Drugs	0.6	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Southampton	9.8 km	126
Bursledon	7.5 km	69.5
Whiteley	10.2 km	61.7
Netley	5.2 km	56.2
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu	3.7 km	55.1
Hedge End	11.1 km	54.8
Blackfield and Langley	2.2 km	54.5
Locks Heath	7.9 km	46.5
Holbury	–	45.7
Marchwood	8.0 km	42.8
Cowes	10.3 km	42.4
The typical town	–	76.2