Total Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Serpentine Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Fareham Town , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 359 local areas in Fareham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Serpentine Road (PO16 7EE) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% lower than the Fareham Town average (161.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Serpentine Road (PO16 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coghlan Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Thomas Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fareham Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southampton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Tollgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Tollgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coghlan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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