Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary/Crime in Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Crime in Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Recorded crime across Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,945,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

12,582Crimes recorded

6.5Rate per 1,000

29 of 41National rank

3mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

12,582

Crime rate per 1,000

6.5 per 1,000 people

National ranking

29 of 41 (17% below average)

Month-on-month

+2.3%

Year-on-year

-6.7% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (42.0%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 202314,348 crimes

Mar 202316,041 crimes

+11.8% vs previous month

Apr 202315,087 crimes

-5.9% vs previous month

May 202315,656 crimes

+3.8% vs previous month

Jun 202315,835 crimes

+1.1% vs previous month

Jul 202315,728 crimes

-0.7% vs previous month

Aug 202315,155 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Sept 202315,086 crimes

-0.5% vs previous month

Oct 202314,348 crimes

-4.9% vs previous month

Nov 202313,436 crimes

-6.4% vs previous month

Dec 202312,778 crimes

-4.9% vs previous month

Jan 202413,484 crimes

+5.5% vs previous month

Feb 202413,133 crimes

-2.6% vs previous month

Mar 202413,997 crimes

+6.6% vs previous month

Apr 202413,445 crimes

-3.9% vs previous month

May 202414,405 crimes

+7.1% vs previous month

Jun 202415,238 crimes

+5.8% vs previous month

Jul 202415,933 crimes

+4.6% vs previous month

Aug 202415,356 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Sept 202414,222 crimes

-7.4% vs previous month

Oct 202414,645 crimes

+3.0% vs previous month

Nov 202414,129 crimes

-3.5% vs previous month

Dec 202412,886 crimes

-8.8% vs previous month

Jan 202513,481 crimes

+4.6% vs previous month

Feb 202512,645 crimes

-6.2% vs previous month

Mar 202514,154 crimes

+11.9% vs previous month

Apr 202513,986 crimes

-1.2% vs previous month

May 202514,787 crimes

+5.7% vs previous month

Jun 202513,068 crimes

-11.6% vs previous month

Jul 202515,873 crimes

+21.5% vs previous month

Aug 202514,544 crimes

-8.4% vs previous month

Sept 202513,568 crimes

-6.7% vs previous month

Oct 202513,666 crimes

+0.7% vs previous month

Nov 202512,901 crimes

-5.6% vs previous month

Dec 202512,302 crimes

-4.6% vs previous month

Jan 202612,582 crimes

+2.3% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
5,284 (42.0%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
1,250 (9.9%)
3
Shoplifting
1,217 (9.7%)
4
Public order
915 (7.3%)
5
Criminal damage and arson
862 (6.9%)
6
Other theft
717 (5.7%)
7
Vehicle crime
604 (4.8%)
8
Drugs
486 (3.9%)
9
Burglary
474 (3.8%)
10
Other crime
288 (2.3%)
11
Possession of weapons
161 (1.3%)
12
Robbery
134 (1.1%)
13
Bicycle theft
105 (0.8%)
14
Theft from person
85 (0.7%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	12,582	+2.3%	5,284	1,250	474	604	1,217	486	134	915
Dec 2025	12,302	-4.6%	5,188	1,183	471	529	1,088	443	140	926
Nov 2025	12,901	-5.6%	5,237	1,314	534	638	1,203	450	140	952
Oct 2025	13,666	+0.7%	5,430	1,644	504	632	1,186	441	150	1,066
Sept 2025	13,568	-6.7%	5,297	1,546	492	646	1,195	402	152	1,175
Aug 2025	14,544	-8.4%	11,639	430	87	75	249	72	37	705
Jul 2025	15,873	+21.5%	6,357	2,241	476	680	1,397	468	149	1,444
Jun 2025	13,068	-11.6%	5,274	1,652	408	582	1,161	399	136	1,188
May 2025	14,787	+5.7%	5,956	1,923	494	574	1,295	475	125	1,277
Apr 2025	13,986	-1.2%	5,459	1,817	471	524	1,337	464	81	1,271
Mar 2025	14,154	+11.9%	5,891	1,569	518	539	1,353	447	81	1,253
Feb 2025	12,645	-6.2%	5,344	1,222	495	526	1,333	401	70	1,015
Jan 2025	13,481	+4.6%	5,772	1,256	469	636	1,272	462	64	1,070
Dec 2024	12,886	-8.8%	5,515	1,040	484	607	1,217	428	73	984
Nov 2024	14,129	-3.5%	5,862	1,345	526	689	1,383	447	72	1,108
Oct 2024	14,645	+3.0%	5,866	1,487	590	781	1,350	431	63	1,265
Sept 2024	14,222	-7.4%	5,848	1,306	581	728	1,284	418	87	1,252
Aug 2024	15,356	-3.6%	5,840	1,860	568	795	1,351	384	105	1,472
Jul 2024	15,933	+4.6%	6,340	1,863	569	828	1,336	470	99	1,517
Jun 2024	15,238	+5.8%	6,179	1,791	476	803	1,253	412	99	1,416
May 2024	14,405	+7.1%	5,629	1,673	570	682	1,145	441	81	1,445
Apr 2024	13,445	-3.9%	5,127	1,516	535	708	1,285	393	74	1,195
Mar 2024	13,997	+6.6%	5,684	1,345	627	691	1,281	414	104	1,250
Feb 2024	13,133	-2.6%	5,431	1,224	612	714	1,179	405	62	1,047
Jan 2024	13,484	+5.5%	5,572	1,125	629	869	1,163	431	93	1,039
Dec 2023	12,778	-4.9%	5,254	1,097	562	710	1,024	449	79	1,060
Nov 2023	13,436	-6.4%	5,444	1,102	629	842	1,117	434	62	1,139
Oct 2023	14,348	-4.9%	5,519	1,532	626	945	1,083	436	105	1,347
Sept 2023	15,086	-0.5%	6,115	1,700	633	845	1,101	372	109	1,498
Aug 2023	15,155	-3.6%	5,605	1,960	625	856	1,282	459	120	1,451
Jul 2023	15,728	-0.7%	6,083	2,006	570	763	1,317	442	91	1,496
Jun 2023	15,835	+1.1%	6,392	1,978	563	789	1,074	424	102	1,544
May 2023	15,656	+3.8%	6,471	1,831	363	693	1,081	478	126	1,747
Apr 2023	15,087	-5.9%	5,943	1,592	647	857	1,156	379	98	1,588
Mar 2023	16,041	+11.8%	6,712	1,477	587	845	1,052	452	126	1,699
Feb 2023	14,348	—	5,673	1,309	532	943	1,060	403	104	1,486