Total Crime Rate
32.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gudge Heath Lane area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Fareham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gudge Heath Lane (PO15 5AX) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gudge Heath Lane (PO15 5AX), 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 theft | Craigbank Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nicholas Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rowland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenelg | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Romyns Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harlequin Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craigbank Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Amberley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunlight Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murray Close | Under investigation |
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