Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leith Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 90th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Fareham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leith Avenue (PO16 8HR) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% higher than the Portchester Castle average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leith Avenue (PO16 8HR), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leith Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raymond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Seaview Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaview Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raymond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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