Crime Rates at Highlands Road, Fareham, PO15 5PW

Highlands Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 135th 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 Highlands Road (PO15 5PW) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highlands Road (PO15 5PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neptune Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Appleton Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.