Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lawrence Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 55th 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 Lawrence Road (PO15 5AF) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 155.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Road (PO15 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near Craigbank Court. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawrence Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harlequin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Craigbank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craigbank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craigbank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Romyns Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beaufort Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rowland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenelg Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craigbank Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harlequin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunlight Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Amberley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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