Total Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arundel Drive area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 356 local areas in Fareham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arundel Drive (PO16 7NP) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Avenue average (40.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arundel Drive (PO16 7NP), the main crime hotspot is near Craigbank Court. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fareham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dryden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craigbank Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craigbank Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Craigbank Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Craigbank Court | Under investigation |
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