Crime Rates at Mountview Avenue, Fareham, PO16 8LS

Mountview Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 52nd lowest 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 Mountview Avenue (PO16 8LS) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the Portchester Castle average (45.1 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountview Avenue (PO16 8LS), 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.