Hampshire crime: Interactive map shows the most anti-social neighbourhoods across the county

People living in a neighbourhood of Portsmouth suffer from more anti-social behaviour than anywhere else in Hampshire – and you can see how your neighbourhood compares with our interactive map. Hyper-local police figures show that 331 incidents of anti-social behaviour (ASB) were recorded in the Hilsea neighbourhood last year.

That could include vandalism, verbal abuse, shouting, swearing, fighting, intimidation and harassment. When compared to the size of the population, that amounted to the equivalent of 42 incidents of ASB for every 1,000 residents, the highest rate in Hampshire and far higher than the national average of 17 per 1,000 people.

The next highest in Hampshire was the Alton Westbrooke & Eastbrooke neighbourhood in East Hampshire with 42 crimes of ASB per 1,000 residents, and then Central Southampton West in Southampton (34 per 1,000 residents). At the other end of the spectrum, Southampton’s Bassett Green neighbourhood was the safest in Hampshire for ASB, with two incidents for every 1,000 residents.

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You can see how much ASB takes place in your neighbourhood using our interactive map, along with how that compares to the national average. Simply enter your postcode below:

Across nearly 7,000 neighbourhoods in England and Wales, there were 990,000 incidents of anti-social behaviour last year. But that was a 37% drop from around 1.4 million crimes recorded in 2021. However, that included breaches of pandemic restrictions which police said would not normally be considered ASB.

A spokesperson for the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said: “During the pandemic, with many more people at home, there was a significant rise in reporting of anti-social behaviour. Since the lifting of restrictions and many people returning to normality we have seen a steady decrease in the number of reports.

“The public must continue to report incidents of ASB. The police, and other agencies, will use their powers to deal with persistent offenders who blight local communities.”

While some forms of anti-social behaviour can seem relatively trivial, this type of offending can have a major impact on people’s lives in the neighbourhoods where it takes place. Victim Support says many people who experience anti-social behaviour are frightened to go out and don’t feel safe in their own homes.

The charity’s chief executive, Diana Fawcett, said: “Anti-social behaviour is often thought of as low level but it can actually have a devastating impact, destroying people’s sense of safety, taking a huge toll on their mental health and massively disrupting their day to day lives.

“Many victims end up losing serious amounts of money or even needing to move house. It’s vital that the government uses the upcoming Victim’s Bill to strengthen the rights of persistent antisocial behaviour victims and improve the support available to them.”