Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bedford Drive area has the 31st highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 356 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 Bedford Drive (PO14 4FH) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher than the Avenue average (40.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Drive (PO14 4FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Louis Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Noble Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maude Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maude Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsanta Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Louis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Louis Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Louis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louis Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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