Total Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oaklands Way area has the 38th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 131st 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 Oaklands Way (PO14 4LE) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaklands Way (PO14 4LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchill Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Netley Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fareham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oaklands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Farthings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Way | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abshot Road | Under investigation |
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