Total Crime Rate
38.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coral Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 170th highest 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 Coral Close (PO16 9JA) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coral Close (PO16 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Norgett Way. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fareham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gladstone Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norgett Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Hart Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harbour View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Vincent Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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