South Hayling
Middle areaSouth Havant. 5,238 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 50% of people in South Hayling live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in South Hayling
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Hayling at a rate of 59.2 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 | 134 |
| Other crime | 59 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 57 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How South Hayling compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is South Hayling safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Hayling at a rate of 59.2 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, 27 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Hayling.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (134), other crime (59) and anti-social behaviour (57).
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 South Hayling alone. See Havant
South Hayling in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Hayling was £335,000 in 2025.
South Hayling had 5,258 usual residents at the census.
About 50% of people in South Hayling live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Hayling, 83.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.