Total Crime Rate

377.1 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 377.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 70.7 9/10
  • Public order 47.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Northwood Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Fareham Town , and the 4th highest crime rate of 359 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 Northwood Square (PO16 7JW) in the last 12 months was 377.1 per 1,000 residents and was 133.4% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 202.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwood Square (PO16 7JW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northwood Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborn Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southampton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coghlan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs West Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborn Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derlyn Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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