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Hampshire Constabulary Crime Drilldown

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

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

Total Crime

163,038

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-4.7%

171,080 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+5.2%

39,747 vs 37,785

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 4.7% in this area.

Driven by

Violence and sexual offences ↑ 2.4%
Robbery ↑ 60.9%
Possession of weapons ↑ 24.7%

Offset by

Public order ↓ 14.9%
Criminal damage and arson ↓ 13.6%
Shoplifting ↓ 11.0%

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 · 43.7%
71,227
+2.4%
vs +0.8% nationally
43.7%
Up
Anti-social behaviour
18,134
-0.5%
vs -1.6% nationally
11.1%
Flat
Shoplifting
13,895
-11.0%
vs -4.2% nationally
8.5%
Down
Public order
12,829
-14.9%
vs -4.8% nationally
7.9%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
11,043
-13.6%
vs -4.1% nationally
6.8%
Down
Other theft
9,490
-14.4%
vs -6.7% nationally
5.8%
Down
Vehicle crime
6,575
-19.2%
vs -10.2% nationally
4.0%
Down
Burglary
5,312
-15.9%
vs -7.9% nationally
3.3%
Down
Drugs
5,104
-1.9%
vs +8.9% nationally
3.1%
Down
Other crime
3,003
-11.5%
vs -4.2% nationally
1.8%
Down
Possession of weapons
2,569
+24.7%
vs +6.2% nationally
1.6%
Up
Robbery
1,569
+60.9%
vs +9.2% nationally
1.0%
Up
Bicycle theft
1,476
-8.9%
vs -10.4% nationally
0.9%
Down
Theft from the person
812
-23.0%
vs -20.4% nationally
0.5%
Down