Total Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beaufort Avenue area has the 50th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 175th highest 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 Beaufort Avenue (PO16 7PG) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaufort Avenue (PO16 7PG), the main crime hotspot is near Longstaff Gardens. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longstaff Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Close | Under investigation |
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