Crime Rate in Avenue, ward

Avenue has the 8th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Fareham district and the 1757th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 303rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Avenue in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Fareham district average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Avenue’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 197 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 242 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Avenue ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Craigbank Court. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.