Total Crime Rate
245.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sharlands Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 12th 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 Sharlands Road (PO14 1RD) in the last 12 months was 245.6 per 1,000 residents and was 492.1% higher than the Avenue average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 196.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sharlands Road (PO14 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near Alders Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Avenue| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Laburnum Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sharlands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoeford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henry Cort Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henry Cort Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alders Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sharlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henry Cort Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gosport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sharlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alders Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Geoffrey Crescent | Under investigation |
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