Total Crime Rate

138.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southampton Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 30th 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 Southampton Road (PO14 4QL) in the last 12 months was 138.9 per 1,000 residents and was 234.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Road (PO14 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Steeple Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Hurdles (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellsmoor —
Sep 2025Other theft Steeple Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Chase —
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 2025Burglary Steeple Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Hurdles Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Course Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cleric Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Mayridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Gallops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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