Total Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodbourne Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 356 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 Woodbourne Close (PO15 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 13.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodbourne Close (PO15 5QJ), 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.
View Crime In Fareham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chatsworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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