Purbrook & Widley
Middle areaNorth west Havant. 9,311 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 23% of people in Purbrook & Widley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Purbrook & Widley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Purbrook & Widley at a rate of 51.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.6 per 1,000 people across Havant.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 254 |
| Other crime | 104 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Purbrook & Widley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Purbrook & Widley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Purbrook & Widley at a rate of 51.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.6 per 1,000 people across Havant.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Purbrook & Widley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (254), other crime (104) and criminal damage and arson (33).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Havant
These figures are published for the whole of Havant, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Havant and not Purbrook & Widley alone. See Havant
Purbrook & Widley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Purbrook & Widley was £325,000 in 2025.
Purbrook & Widley had 9,340 usual residents at the census.
About 23% of people in Purbrook & Widley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Purbrook & Widley, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.