Total Crime Rate

150.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· 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 150.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Fareham Town , and the 29th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in Fareham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PO16 7AE) in the last 12 months was 150.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (β‰ˆ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO16 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
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Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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