Total Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 63.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Spinney area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Fareham Town , and the 98th highest crime rate of 359 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 The Spinney (PO16 8QB) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 8 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 ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Spinney (PO16 8QB), the main crime hotspot is near Oysell Gardens. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Spinney area

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

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