Crime Rate in Locks Heath, ward

Locks Heath has the 5th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Fareham district and the 1046th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 154th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Locks Heath in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Fareham district average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Locks Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -51.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 205 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Locks Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Ilex Crescent. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.