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Hampshire Constabulary Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Hampshire Constabulary.

Latest month: January 2026 Back to national dashboard
Hampshire Constabulary crime trends

Total Crime

164,076

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-4.0%

170,870 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-9.6%

37,785 vs 41,778

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 4.0% in this area.

Driven by

Violence and sexual offences ↑ 4.7%
Robbery ↑ 41.9%
Possession of weapons ↑ 18.5%

Offset by

Vehicle crime ↓ 24.4%
Other theft ↓ 16.6%
Public order ↓ 12.2%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

Hampshire Constabulary monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 44.1%
72,356
+4.7%
vs +0.8% nationally
44.1%
Up
Robbery
1,395
+41.9%
vs +5.0% nationally
0.9%
Up
Possession of weapons
2,507
+18.5%
vs +4.8% nationally
1.5%
Up
Anti-social behaviour
17,791
+0.5%
vs +0.4% nationally
10.8%
Flat
Bicycle theft
1,465
-9.7%
vs -12.0% nationally
0.9%
Down
Drugs
4,948
-3.1%
vs +16.3% nationally
3.0%
Down
Other crime
3,002
-7.1%
vs +0.6% nationally
1.8%
Down
Theft from the person
848
-21.7%
vs -18.0% nationally
0.5%
Down
Burglary
5,424
-17.9%
vs -10.6% nationally
3.3%
Down
Shoplifting
14,014
-8.6%
vs -3.1% nationally
8.5%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
11,170
-14.1%
vs -4.9% nationally
6.8%
Down
Public order
13,187
-12.2%
vs -4.4% nationally
8.0%
Down
Other theft
9,420
-16.6%
vs -8.2% nationally
5.7%
Down
Vehicle crime
6,549
-24.4%
vs -13.6% nationally
4.0%
Down