Total Crime Rate
380.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
203.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Quay Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Fareham Town , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 356 local areas in Fareham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Quay Street (PO16 0LS) in the last 12 months was 380.1 per 1,000 residents and was 128.4% higher than the Fareham Town average (166.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 203.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quay Street (PO16 0LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 284 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fareham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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