Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 158.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Appleton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 23rd 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 Appleton Road (PO15 5QH) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 282.6% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 225.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 128.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 230.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleton Road (PO15 5QH), the main crime hotspot is near Appleton Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Appleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromhall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferneham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Patchway Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromhall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Appleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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