Total Crime Rate

245.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 245.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.2 8/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sharlands 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sharlands Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Laburnum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sharlands Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoeford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Cort Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Cort Way —
Sep 2025Public order Alders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sharlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Cort Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gosport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sharlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Geoffrey Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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