Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birdwood Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Fareham Town , and the 67th highest crime rate of 359 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 Birdwood Grove (PO16 8JT) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Fareham Town average (161.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birdwood Grove (PO16 8JT), the main crime hotspot is near Magpie Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birdwood Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Thicket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downend Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Thicket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oysell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oysell Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swancote —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamingo Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magpie Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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