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Purbrook · Havant

Purbrook: your neighbourhood

Purbrook electoral ward · boundaries: May 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 11% here, compared with 19% across Havant (7.9 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 15.4% here, compared with 19.1% across Havant (3.7 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 9% here, compared with 12% across Havant (3.4 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

23.8%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

2,221 out of 9,342.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

418 out of 9,328.

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People counted in the census

9,341

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

9,341 out of 9,341.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

26.9%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

2,112 out of 7,859.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49.4%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,974 out of 3,993.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.4%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

614 out of 3,993.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.5%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,034 out of 7,874.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.1%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

4,653 out of 7,874.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

240 out of 7,874.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.2%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,354 out of 7,859.

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Homes rented privately

9%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

360 out of 3,999.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

27.3%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,150 out of 7,874.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

428 out of 3,999.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Purbrook

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

187 out of 7,874.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Purbrook ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

447 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 446 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Purbrook ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 32 mapped crimes in September 2024; 47 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Purbrook
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024323
October 2024537
November 2024252
December 2024332
January 2025422
February 2025240
March 2025452
April 2025306
May 2025276
June 2025386
July 2025446
August 2025530
September 2025481
October 2025614
November 2025332
December 2025292
January 2026392
February 2026421
March 2026253
April 2026202
May 2026403
June 2026283
July 2026353
August 2026472
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Purbrook
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime255
public order49
criminal damage arson33
other theft32
vehicle crime18
burglary17
shoplifting13
other crime8
bicycle theft6
drugs6
possession of weapons6
theft from the person2
robbery2
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A project elsewhere in the borough may matter here, but its location does not prove who benefits. Only verified ward associations are attached to a neighbourhood.

No project footprint has yet been verified for this ward. See the council-area projects and their stated locations →

What could help across Havant →