Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Curlew Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Fareham Town , and the 50th 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 Curlew Drive (PO16 8BB) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curlew Drive (PO16 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Oysell Gardens. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Curlew Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Linnets Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Thicket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birdwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcon Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Oysell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magpie Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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