Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Horseshoe Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Fareham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horseshoe Close (PO14 4DR) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horseshoe Close (PO14 4DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Steeple Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ryecroft (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horseshoe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Course Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Gallops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Chase —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steeple Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Steeple Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Steeple Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Steeple Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Steeple Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Hurdles Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cleric Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellsmoor —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryecroft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryecroft —

Data Sources

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