Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 97.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 54th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in Fareham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (PO16 0EF) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 142.4% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (PO16 0EF), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colenso Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Belvoir Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derlyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A27 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A27 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A27 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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