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

Mainsail Drive 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 Mainsail Drive (PO16 0XL) 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 Mainsail Drive (PO16 0XL), the main crime hotspot is near Alders Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mainsail Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Quay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compass Point Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Compass Point Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belvoir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastern Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Quay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lower Quay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Earls Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briarwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earls Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eden Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compass Point Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Quay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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