Total Crime Rate

156.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 26th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Fareham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (PO14 1NY) in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 278.4% higher than the Avenue average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (PO14 1NY), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Romyns Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Utah Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Utah Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harlequin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Harlequin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Amberley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Juno Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gold Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gold Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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