Crime in Emsworth
Recorded crime in Emsworth is 0.6 times the Havant average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 8%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Emsworth: about 9,934 residents in 11 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 5.9/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −8%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.6×the Havant average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Emsworth.
Crime over 5 years
Down 8% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Emsworth, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.6× the Havant average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 62% of the harm here
- Burglary: 18% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 62% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 11 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Havant (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Havant council area, not only Emsworth. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 119 | 0.94 | Down 14% |
| Cars broken into | 137 | 1.1 | Down 35% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 608 | 4.8 | Down 5% |
| Burglary of homes | 100 | 0.79 | Down 24% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in PO10
In PO10, the postcode district at the centre of Emsworth, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 397 | 4% | 6% | 62% | 20% | 9% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 120 | 0% | 6% | 18% | 68% | 8% |
| Other theft | 93 | 0% | 1% | 9% | 87% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 81 | 21% | 2% | 19% | 57% | 1% |
| Public order | 66 | 5% | 0% | 36% | 52% | 8% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 51 | 2% | 0% | 10% | 82% | 6% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 3.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 18.0 |
| Drugs | 0.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 0.7 |
| Other theft | 5.6 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.5 |
| Public order | 4.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 |
| Shoplifting | 3.2 |
Postcode districts in Emsworth
Nearby towns
Council: Havant
Questions about crime in Emsworth
- Is Emsworth a safe place to live?
- Emsworth scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.6 times the Havant average.
- Is crime going up or down in Emsworth?
- Down 8% over 5 years, from 508 recorded crimes a year to 465.
- What is the most common crime in Emsworth?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 18 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Emsworth compare with Havant?
- Crime severity in Emsworth is 0.6 times the Havant average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Emsworth?
- In PO10, the postcode district at the centre of Emsworth, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 45% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Emsworth?
- In Havant, the council area Emsworth is in, the police recorded 119 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.9 per 1,000 residents, down 14% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Emsworth?
- 608 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Havant, the council area Emsworth is in, 4.8 per 1,000 residents, about the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Emsworth last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Havant, the council area Emsworth is in, against 0 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.