Total Crime Rate

186.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 186.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 137.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Central Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 17th highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Fareham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Road (PO16 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 186.3 per 1,000 residents and was 313.4% higher than the Portchester Castle average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Road (PO16 9AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxberry Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Central Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tattershall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime The Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Nelson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenya Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenya Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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