Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 24.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pentland Rise area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 120th highest crime rate of 356 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 Pentland Rise (PO16 8JP) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Portchester Castle average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentland Rise (PO16 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Seaview Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pentland Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leith Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seaview Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leith Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaview Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conifer Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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