Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Larches Gardens area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 356 local areas in Fareham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larches Gardens (PO15 5LR) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larches Gardens (PO15 5LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cromhall Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Appleton Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Larches Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Appleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chatsworth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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