Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 94.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heritage Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 356 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 Heritage Gardens (PO16 9BZ) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 122.8% higher than the Portchester Castle average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heritage Gardens (PO16 9BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Berry Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heritage Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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