Total Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 11.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portsview Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 356 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 Portsview Avenue (PO16 8LN) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% lower than the Portchester Castle average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Portsview Avenue (PO16 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portsview Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaview Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seaview Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leith Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leith Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Neelands Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dryden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dryden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dryden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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