Total Crime Rate

360.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 360.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Southampton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Fareham Town , and the 4th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in Fareham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southampton Road (PO16 7EA) in the last 12 months was 360.3 per 1,000 residents and was 116.5% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Road (PO16 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coghlan Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coghlan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coghlan Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colenso Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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