Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Norman Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Portchester Castle , and the 72nd 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 Norman Close (PO16 9LH) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norman Close (PO16 9LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kenwood Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cow Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norman Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Olive Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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