Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 52.6 5/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portobello Grove area has the 17th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 124th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Fareham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portobello Grove (PO16 8HX) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% higher than the Portchester Castle average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portobello Grove (PO16 8HX), 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 Portobello Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Seaview Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaview Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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