Total Crime Rate

354.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 354.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Western Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Fareham Town , and the 6th highest crime rate of 359 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 Western Road (PO16 0NP) in the last 12 months was 354.2 per 1,000 residents and was 119.3% higher than the Fareham Town average (161.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 132.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (PO16 0NP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 379 crimes here, including 165 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs West Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eden Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belvoir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Compass Point Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Quay Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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