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Hampshire Constabulary Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

163,371

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-4.2%

170,539 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-0.5%

38,676 vs 38,869

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 4.2% in this area.

Driven by

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.3%

• Robbery ↑ 57.3%

• Possession of weapons ↑ 23.3%

Offset by

• Public order ↓ 13.2%

• Criminal damage and arson ↓ 14.2%

• Vehicle crime ↓ 21.1%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 43.8%	71,516	+3.3% vs +1.1% nationally	43.8%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	18,099	+1.0% vs -0.2% nationally	11.1%	→ Flat
Shoplifting	13,889	-10.8% vs -4.9% nationally	8.5%	↓ Down
Public order	13,012	-13.2% vs -4.3% nationally	8.0%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	11,046	-14.2% vs -4.2% nationally	6.8%	↓ Down
Other theft	9,495	-14.3% vs -6.9% nationally	5.8%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	6,565	-21.1% vs -11.7% nationally	4.0%	↓ Down
Burglary	5,335	-16.4% vs -9.2% nationally	3.3%	↓ Down
Drugs	5,033	-2.0% vs +12.3% nationally	3.1%	↓ Down
Other crime	3,006	-9.7% vs -3.0% nationally	1.8%	↓ Down
Possession of weapons	2,553	+23.3% vs +6.8% nationally	1.6%	↑ Up
Bicycle theft	1,487	-7.2% vs -10.4% nationally	0.9%	↓ Down
Robbery	1,523	+57.3% vs +9.3% nationally	0.9%	↑ Up
Theft from the person	812	-25.0% vs -20.1% nationally	0.5%	↓ Down