Total Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Hill Head , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Fareham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Street (PO14 3HR) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% lower than the Hill Head average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Street (PO14 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carisbrooke Avenue, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sanross Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hill Head| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanross Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsfred Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Gays | — |
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