Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ashton Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Hill Head , and the 48th 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 Ashton Way (PO14 2NH) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 246.9% higher than the Hill Head average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 566.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 425.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Way (PO14 2NH), the main crime hotspot is near Seamead. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seamead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stubbington Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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