Total Crime Rate
106.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nicholas Crescent 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 Nicholas Crescent (PO15 5AW) 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 Nicholas Crescent (PO15 5AW), 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.
View Crime In Avenue| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Beech Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harlequin Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craigbank Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craigbank Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beaufort Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nicholas Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Craigbank Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rowland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenelg | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craigbank Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harlequin Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Romyns Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murray Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Amberley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunlight Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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